Breath"less*ly, adv. In a breathless manner.
Breath"less*ness, n. The state of being breathless or out of breath.
||Brec"cia (&?;), n. [It., breach, pebble, fragments of stone, fr. F. brèche; of German origin. See Breach.] (Geol.) A rock composed of angular fragments either of the same mineral or of different minerals, etc., united by a cement, and commonly presenting a variety of colors.
Bone breccia, a breccia containing bones, usually fragmentary. -- Coin breccia, a breccia containing coins.
Brec"ci*a`ted (&?;), a. Consisting of angular fragments cemented together; resembling breccia in appearance.
The brecciated appearance of many specimens [of meteorites].
H. A. Newton.
Bred (&?;), imp. & p. p. of Breed.
Bred out, degenerated. "The strain of man's bred out into baboon and monkey." Shak. -- Bred to arms. See under Arms. -- Well bred. (a) Of a good family; having a good pedigree. "A gentleman well bred and of good name." Shak. [Obs., except as applied to domestic animals.] (b) Well brought up, as shown in having good manners; cultivated; refined; polite.
{ Brede, or Breede } (&?;), n. Breadth. [Obs.] Chaucer.