BRANT-GOOSE. See BRENT-GOOSE.
BRANTLE, bran'tl, _n._ a kind of dance.
BRASERO. Same as BRAZIER (q.v. under BRAZE).
BRASH, brash, _n._ broken and angular fragments of rock which occasionally
form the basement bed of alluvial deposits: fragments of crushed ice:
clippings of hedges or trees.--_adj._ BRASH'Y. [Prob. Fr. _brèche_.]
BRASH, brash, _n._ a slight attack of illness: an eructation or belching of
acid water from the stomach--water-brash: a sudden burst of rain: (_obs._)
an attack.--_v.t._ to disturb. [Scot.; prob. onomatopoeic.]
BRASS, bräs, _n._ an alloy of copper and zinc: (_fig._) impudence: money in
cash: a monumental plate of brass inlaid on slabs of stone in the pavements
of ancient churches.--_n.pl._ BRASS'ARTS, the brass pieces which, in plate
armour, protected the upper part of the arms, and united the shoulder and
elbow pieces.--_ns._ BRASS'-BAND, a band or company of musicians who
perform on brass instruments; BRASS'ET, a casque or armour covering for the
head: a helmet; BRASS'FOUND'ER, a maker of articles in brass.--_adjs._
BRASS'-PAVED (_Spens._), durable, as if paved with brass; BRASS'-VIS'AGED,
brazen-faced, impudent.--_n._ BRASS'Y, a wooden golf-club with a brass
sole.--_adj._ of or like brass: impudent: unfeeling: pitiless: harsh in
tone. [A.S. _braes_; prob. related to Sw. _brasa_, fire.]