Bro"cage (&?;), n. See Brokkerage.
Broc"ard (&?;), n. [Perh. fr. Brocardica, Brocardicorum opus, a collection of ecclesiastical canons by Burkhard, Bishop of Worms, called, by the Italians and French, Brocard.] An elementary principle or maximum; a short, proverbial rule, in law, ethics, or metaphysics.
The legal brocard, "Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus," is a rule not more applicable to other witness than to consciousness.
Sir W. Hamilton.
Bro"ca*tel (&?;), n. [F. brocatelle, fr. It. brocatello: cf. Sp. brocatel. See Brocade.] 1. A kind of coarse brocade, or figured fabric, used chiefly for tapestry, linings for carriages, etc.
2. A marble, clouded and veined with white, gray, yellow, and red, in which the yellow usually prevails. It is also called Siena marble, from its locality.
Bro`ca*tel"lo (&?;), n. Same as Brocatel.
Broc"co*li (&?;), n. [It. broccoli, pl. of broccolo sprout, cabbage sprout, dim. of brocco splinter. See Broach, n.] (Bot.) A plant of the Cabbage species (Brassica oleracea) of many varieties, resembling the cauliflower. The "curd," or flowering head, is the part used for food.
Broch"an*tite (&?;), n. [From Brochant de Villiers, a French mineralogist.] (Min.) A basic sulphate of copper, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
||Bro`ché" (&?;), a. [F.] Woven with a figure; as, broché goods.
||Broche (&?;), n. [F.] See Broach, n.
||Bro*chure" (&?;), n. [F., fr. brocher to stitch. See Broach, v. t.] A printed and stitched book containing only a few leaves; a pamphlet.
Brock (&?;), n. [AS. broc, fr. W. broch; akin to Ir. & Gael. broc, Corn. & Armor. broch; cf. Ir. & Gael. breac speckled.] (Zoöl.) A badger.
Or with pretense of chasing thence the brock.
B. Jonson.
Brock, n. [See Brocket.] (Zoöl.) A brocket. Bailey.
Brock"et (brk"t), n. [OE. broket, F. broquart fallow deer a year old, fr. the same root as E. broach, meaning point (hence tine of a horn).] 1. (Zoöl.) A male red deer two years old; -- sometimes called brock.
2. (Zoöl.) A small South American deer, of several species (Coassus superciliaris, C. rufus, and C. auritus).
Brock"ish, a. Beastly; brutal. [Obs.] Bale.
Brode"kin (brd"kn), n. [F. brodequin, OE. brossequin, fr. OD. broseken, brosekin, dim. of broos buskin, prob. fr. LL. byrsa leather, Gr. by`rsa skin, hide. Cf. Buskin.] A buskin or half-boot. [Written also brodequin.] [Obs.]
Brog (brg), n. [Gael. Cf. Brob.] A pointed instrument, as a joiner's awl, a brad awl, a needle, or a small sharp stick.
Brog, v. t. To prod with a pointed instrument, as a lance; also, to broggle. [Scot. & Prov.] Sir W. Scott.
Bro"gan (&?;), n. A stout, coarse shoe; a brogue.
Brog"gle (&?;), v. i. [Dim. of Prov. E. brog to broggle. Cf. Brog, n.] To sniggle, or fish with a brog. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
Brogue (&?;), n. [Ir. & Gael. brog shoe, hoof.] 1. A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan.
In the Highlands of Scotland, the ancient brogue was made of horsehide or deerskin, untanned or tenned with the hair on, gathered round the ankle with a thong. The name was afterward given to any shoe worn as a part of the Highland costume.
Clouted brogues, patched brogues; also, brogues studded with nails. See under Clout, v. t.