brand-iron 
2. A trivet to set a pot on. 3. An iron used 
in branding. 
Shnine burning brond-yronx in her hand did hold. 
Spenser, F. Cj., III. xii. 24. 
4f. [A forced sense, with ref. to brand, a 
sword.] A sword. 
He with their multitude was nought dismayil, 
But with stout courage turnd upon them all, 
Ami with his broniliron round about him layd. 
Spenser, W. Q., IV. iv. 32. 
The villaiue met him in the middle fall, 
And with his club bet backe his brondyron bright. 
Spenser, F. Q., VI. viii. 10. 
brandish, (bran'dish), -a. [< ME. braundishen, 
braumlinen, < OF. brandiss-, stem of certain 
parts of brandir, F. brandir (= Pr. Pg. brandir 
= Sp. blandir = It. brandire), brandish, < brand, 
etc., a sword: see brand."] I, trans. 1. To move 
or wave, as a weapon ; raise and move in va- 
rious directions ; shake or flourish about: as, to 
brandish a sword or a cane. 
His brandished sword did blind men with his beams. 
Shak., 1 Hen. VI., i. 1. 
2. Figuratively, to play with; flourish: as, "to 
brandish syllogisms," Locke. 
II. t intrant. To move with a flourish ; toss. 
Brawndixche not with thin heed, thi schuldris thou ne 
caste. Babe.es Book (E. E. T. S.), p. 39. 
He will brandish against a tree, and break his sword 
. . . confidently upon the knotty bark. 
B. Jonson, Every Man out of his Humour, ii. 1. 
brandish (bran'dish), . [< brandish, v.] A 
shake or flourish, as of a weapon. 
I can wound with a brandish, and never draw bow for 
the matter. B. Jonson, Cynthia's Revels, v. 3. 
Brandishes of the fan. Tatler, No. 157. 
brandisher (bran'dish-er), n. One who bran- 
dishes: as, " brandishers of speares," Chap- 
man, Iliad, ii. 
brandishing 1 (bran'dish-ing), n. [Verbal n. of 
brandish, v.] The act of flourishing a weapon. 
brandishing 2 (bran'dish-ing), n. A corruption 
of bratticing. 
brandlet (bran'dl), v. [Also written branle; 
< F. branler, formerly spelled bransle.r, shake, 
prob. contr. from brandeler (=It. brandolare; cf. 
P. brandiller, shake, wag), < brandir, brandish : 
see brandish, brantlc, and brawl 2 .] I. intrans. 
To waver ; totter ; shake ; reel. 
Princes cannot be too suspicious when their lives are 
sought ; and subjects cannot be too curious when the state 
brandies. Lord Northampton, in State Trials, 1006. 
II. trans. To shake ; agitate ; confuse. 
This new question began to branle the words of type and 
antitype. Jer. Taylor, Real Presence, xii. 28. 
brandlett, . [Cf. brantail.] An old name for 
the redstart, Itutieilla ph&nicura. 
brandling (brand'ling), n. [< brand + -ling 1 .] 
1. The smolt, or salmon of the first year. 2. 
A small red worm of the family Lumbricidw, 
Lumbricus fcetidus, related to the earthworm, 
but with the body banded with alternate brown 
and yellow segments. It especially harbors 
in old dunghills, and is used for bait in fresh- 
water fishing. Also called bramble-worm. 
Also written branlin. 
brand-mark (brand'mark), n. A distinguishing 
mark burned upon the skin or horn of an animal 
as a means of identification ; hence, a mark cut, 
as on timber, or painted, etc., for this purpose. 
brand-new, bran-new (brand'-, bran'nu'), a. 
[< brand + new; = MD. brandnieuw; cf. the 
equiv. E. dial, brand-fire new, fire-new (in Shak- 
spere), D. vonkel-nieuw = G. fitnhel-neu, lit. 
'spark-new,' G. nagel-neu, lit. 'nail-new,' like 
E. spick-and-span new, span-new, q. v. But in 
popular use the first element, brand, is not felt, 
the common form being bran-new, and bran 
regarded as an intensive of new."] New as a 
brand, that is, glowing like metal newly out of 
the fire or forge ; hence, quite new ; fire-new. 
A pair of bran-new jockey-boots, one of Hoby's primest 
fits. Barham, Ingoldsby Legends, I. 23. 
The reassertion of an old truth may seem to have upon 
it some glittering reflection from the brazen brightness of 
a brand-new lie. Swinburne, Shakespeare, p. 183. 
brandon 1 (bran'dpn), n. [< ME. braundon,<OF. 
and F. brandon = 'Pr. brando = Sp. blando = Pg. 
brandSo = It. brandone, brand, firebrand, torch ; 
in def. 3, with sense of brand, < OF. brand, etc., 
a sword: see brand.] If. A torch; a brand; a 
flame. 
He bar the dragon in his hande that yaf thourgh his 
throte so grete braundon of fler that the eir that was 
blakke of the duste and powder becom all reade. 
Merlin (E. E. T. S.), iii. 406. 
2. A wisp of straw or stubble. [Prov. Eng.] 
3t. A sword. 
Her right hand swings a brandon in the air. 
Drummond, Flowers of Sion, No. 35. 
662 
brandon 2 t (bran'don), n. [Cf. brantle, branlt 2 .] 
A kind of dance. 
bran-drench (bran'drench), n. A bath used 
in leather-manufacture, prepared by soaking 
wheaten bran in cold water, diluting with warm 
water, and straining through a fine hair sieve. 
brandreth, . See brandrith. 
brandrettet, Same as brandrith. 
brandrith, brandreth (brand'rith, -reth), n. 
[< ME. braitdrytlie, also in corrupt forms brande- 
lede, branlede, branlet, an iron tripod fixed over 
a fire; < AS. brandreda, an andiron (but the 
ME. form may be from Icel. ; cf. Icel. brandreidh, 
a grate, = OHG. brantreita, MHG. brantreite), < 
brand, E. brand, + *reda = Icel. reidha, imple- 
ments, reidhi, tackle, rigging, etc. : see array, 
v. Cf. branded, brand-iron.] 1. An iron tripod 
fixed over a fire ; a trivet; a brand-iron. [Prov. 
Eng.] 2. A fence or rail round the opening of 
a well. [Eng.] 
Wells are digged, and they are compassed about witli a 
Brandrith lest any should fall in. 
Contemns, Visible World, p. 109. 
3. One of the supporters of a corn-stack. Also 
called Grander. [Prov. Eng.] 
brandschatz (brant'shats), v. t. [< G. brand- 
schatzen (MHG. brantschatzen), lay (a town) 
under contribution, in time of war, by threat 
to burn, < brand, burning, + schatzen, to lay 
under contribution, < schatz, tax, contribution.] 
To lay (a captured town) under contribution, in 
time of war, by threat to burn it, or by actually 
burning it in part. [Bare.] 
He [Drake] returned in the midsummer of 1586, having 
captured and brandschatzed St. Domingo and Carthagena, 
and burned St. Augustine. 
Motley, United Netherlands, II. 102. 
brand-spore (brand'spor), n. Same as teleuto- 
sjiore. 
brandstickle (brand'stik'l), n. [Cf . banstickle. ] 
An Orkney name for the stickleback. 
bran-duster (bran'dus"ter), . In milling, an 
apparatus for removing, by means of agitators 
and sieves, the flour that may cling to bran 
after it has passed the bolting-mill. 
brandwinet (brand'wln), n. Same as brundij- 
wine. 
Buy any brand-wine, buy any brand-untie? 
Fletcher, Beggars' Bush, iii. 1. 
brandy 1 (bran'di), n. [Short for brandy-wine, 
q. v.] A spirituous liquor obtained by the dis- 
tillation of wine, or of the refuse of the wine- 
press. The average proportion of alcohol in brandy 
ranges from 48 to 54 per cent. The name brandy is now 
given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the 
United States to that which is distilled from cider and from 
peaches. See grande champagne, fine champagne, (under 
champagne), cognac, and eau-de-vie. British brandy, a 
common kind of brandy distilled in England from malt 
liquors, and given the flavor and color of French brandy 
by artificial means. 
brandy 1 (bran'di), v. t. ; pret. and. pp. brandied, 
ppr. brandying. [<. brandy 1 , n.] To mix or fla- 
vor with brandy. 
brandy 2 (bran'di), a. [< brand, n., 6, + -y 1 .] 
Smutty. Grose. [Prov. Eng.] 
brandy-bottle (bran'di-bof'l), n. A name of 
the yellow water-lily of Europe, Nuphar luteum, 
from the odor of the flower or the shape of the 
seed-vessel. 
brandy-fruit (bran'di-frSt), n. Fruit preserved 
in brandy, to which sugar is usually added. 
brandy-pawnee (bran'di-pa/'ne), n. [< brandy 1 
+ pawnee, an E. spelling of Hind, pdni, water.] 
The Anglo-Indian name for brandy and water. 
brandy-snap (bran'di-snap), n. A. gingerbread 
cracker flavored with brandy. 
brandy-winet (bran'di-win), . [< D. brande- 
wijn, also brandtwijn, formerly brand-wijn and 
brandende wijn (= MLG. brannewin; cf. Sw. 
branni'in = Dan. bramdevin = F. brandevin, after 
the D. form), < branden (ppr. brandende, pp. 
gebrandt), burn, also distil (< brand = E. brand, 
a burning), + wijn = E. wine. Cf. G. brandwcin 
(after the D.), brantwein, branntwein, MHG. 
brantwein, brant wein, also prant wein, also ae- 
prant wein, i. e., burnt wine. Now shortened 
to brandy 1 , q. v. ] Brandy. 
It has been a common saying, A hair of the same dog ; 
and thought that brandy-wine is a common relief to such. 
Wiseman, Surgery. 
brangle 1 (brang'gl), v. i. [Prpb. a modifica- 
tion of brandle or brabble, in imitation of wran- 
gle. Words of this sort, being regarded as 
more or less imitative, are subject to irreg. 
variation.] To wrangle ; dispute cpntentiously ; 
squabble. [Now, with its derivatives, obsolete 
or rare.] 
brant 
Here I conceive that tlesh and blood will tti-angle, 
And murmuring Reason with the Almighty wrangle. 
Sylvcxti'f, tr. of l)u litirtas. 
An honest man will not offer thee injury; ... if he 
were a branyliny knave, 'tis his fashion so to do. 
Burton, Anat. of Mel., p. 379. 
brangle 1 (brang'gl), . [< brangle 1 ^.] A wran- 
gle ; squabble ; noisy contest or dispute. 
A bramile between him and his neighbour. 
Sirift, Works, XXI., Letter 410. 
brangle 2 t, [Var. of brantle, q. v.] A kind 
of dance. See brantle. 
branglement (brang'gl-ment), n. [< brangle 1 
+ -mcnt.] A brangling, brangle, or wrangle, 
brangler (brang'gler), n. One who brangles; 
a quarrelsome person. 
This poor young gentleman . . . was first drawn into a 
quarrel by a rude branyler, and then persecuted and like 
to be put to death by his kin and allies. 
Scott, Monastery, II. 112. 
branglesome (brang'gl-sum), a. [< brangle 1 
+ -some.] Quarrelsome. Mackay. 
brangling (brang'gling), n. [Verbal n. of bran- 
gle 1 , v.] A quarrel or wrangle. 
She does not set business back by unquiet brandings 
and find-faulting quarrels. 
Whitlock, Manners of Eng. People, p. 347. 
branial (bra'ni-al), a. [Irreg. < brain + -ial ; 
after cranial, etc.] Pertaining to the brain; 
cerebral. 
brank 1 (brangk), i: i. [< ME. branken, prance, 
walk proudly (of a horse), appar. a modified 
form of prank, i:] 1. To make a show or fine 
appearance; prank. [Bare.] 
Lieutenant Hornby . . . came brankinr/ into the yard 
with two hundred pounds' worth of trappings upon him. 
//. Kingxley, Raveushoe, xxxii. 
2. To hold up the head affectedly. [Prov. 
Eng.] 
brank 2 (brangk), n. [E. dial., perhaps of Cel- 
tic origin; cf. L. brance, variant brace, quoted 
by Pliny as the ancient Gallic name of a white 
kind of corn, li.sandala, var. scandala, LL. sean- 
dula.] Buckwheat. [Eng.] 
brank : ''t, . [Cf. brangle 1 .] Confusion. 
brank*t, " [Cf. brangle 2 .] A kind of dance. 
brank-"' (brangk), n. See branks. 
branks (brangks), n.pl. [< Gael, brancas, now 
brangas, brangus, an instrument of punishment, 
a kind of pillory (cf . brang, a halter), = Ir. bran- 
cas, a halter; prob. from 
Teut. : cf. D. prang, pinch, 
confinement, pranger, pinch- 
ers, barnacle, collar, uk0nm- 
ger. dial, pfranger, a pillory, 
< D. LG prangen = MHG. 
pfrengen = Goth, praggan 
(in comp.), press; of Slavic 
origin: cf. OBulg. prenshti 
(in comp.), stretch.] 1. An 
instrument formerly used in 
parts of England and Scot- Brants, 
land for correcting scolding 
women: a scolding-bridle. It consisted of a head- 
piece inclosing the head of the offender, with a flat iron 
which entered the mouth and restrained the tongue. 
2. A sort of bridle for horses and cows. In- 
stead of leather, it has on each side a piece of wood joined 
to a halter, to which a bit is sometimes added, but more 
frequently a wooden nose resembling a muzzle. [Scotch.] 
3. The mumps. 
brankursine (brang'ker-sin), n. [< F. branc- 
ursine, branche-ursine = Pr. branca orsina = Sp. 
Pg. branca ursina = It. brancorsina, branca or- 
sina, < ML. branca, a claw (see branch), + L. 
ursimt-s, of a bear, < ^lrsus, bear ; the leaves hav- 
ing some resemblance to bears' claws.] Bear's- 
breech, a plant of the genus Acanthus. 
branle 1 !, See brandle. 
branle 2 (bron'l), . [F. : see brantle, brawl 2 .] 
A kind of dance ; the generic name of all dances 
in which one or two dancers lead all the others, 
who repeat all that the first have done, as the 
grandpere and the cotillion. See brantle, brawl 2 . 
branlin (bran'lin), n. Same as brandling. 
bran-new, a. See brand-new. 
branning (bran'ing), n. [Verbal n. of bran 1 , v.] 
The process of steeping cloth before or after 
dyeing, or skins preparatory to tanning, in a 
bath or vat of bran-water. 
They [skins] are now ready for the branning, which is 
done by mixing 40 Ibs. of bran with 20 gallons of water, 
and keeping them In this fermentable mixture for three 
weeks. Ure, Diet., III. 86. 
branny (bran'i), a. [< bran 1 + -y 1 .] Having 
the appearance of bran; consisting of bran. 
branslet, n. See brantle. 
brant 1 (brant), a. [Also written brent; < ME. 
brant, brent, < AS. brant, bront = Icel. brattr 
= OSw. tranter, Sw. brant, bratt=Dan. brat, 
steep.] Steep; precipitous. [Now dialectal.] 
