Braun"ite (&?;), n. (Min.) A native oxide of manganese, of dark brownish black color. It was named from a Mr. Braun of Gotha.
Bra*vade" (br*vd"), n. Bravado. [Obs.] Fanshawe.
Bra*va"do (br*v"d), n., pl. Bravadoes (-dz). [Sp. bravada, bravata, boast, brag: cf. F. bravade. See Brave.] Boastful and threatening behavior; a boastful menace.
In spite of our host's bravado.
Irving.
Brave (brv), a. [Compar. Braver; superl. Bravest.] [F. brave, It. or Sp. bravo, (orig.) fierce, wild, savage, prob. from. L. barbarus. See Barbarous, and cf. Bravo.]
1. Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.
2. Having any sort of superiority or excellence; -- especially such as in conspicuous. [Obs. or Archaic as applied to material things.]
Iron is a brave commodity where wood aboundeth.
Bacon.
It being a brave day, I walked to Whitehall.
Pepys.