broadside 
The landing of truops . . . beneath the batteries of four- 
teen vessels of war, lying broadside to the town. 
, Orations, p. 79, 
690 
brocket 
2. Pell-mell; unceremoniously : as, to go or r ae 5v i - g r,r ^ 
send broadside. [Rare.] brocard (brok' ard , . [< OF. brocard, 
He used in his prayers to send the king, the ministers < m m d ' * ' * au t .' Jeer, raillery) ML. 
*. ^ . . . /win an i.'i i.il IT 10 c?oiH fnrvi Jtmitit. 
of state, ... all broadside to hell, but particularly the 
^t-neral himself. Swift, Mem. of Capt. Creichton. 
broad-Sighted (brad'sV'ted), a. Having a wide 
view. Quarterly Rev. 
broad-speaking (brad'spe"'kmg), a. 1. Using 
vulgar or coarse language ; speaking with a vul- 
gar accent. 2. Speaking plainly out without 
endeavoring to soften one's meaning. 
broad-spoken (brad'sp6"kn), a. Character- 
ized by plainness or coarseness of speech, or 
by a vulgar accent ; unrefined. 
broad-spread (brad'spred), a. Widely diffused. 
broad-spreading (brad'spred"ing), a. Spread- 
ing widely. 
His broad-sprradiny leaves. Stiak., Kich. II., iii. 4. 
broadstone (brad'ston), n. Same as ashler. 
or Conidce: so called from the peculiar colora- ing teeth (of animals): see branch."] Having 
tion. tusks, tushes, or perennial teeth ; specifically, 
brocage, . See brokage. of or pertaining to the lirochata. 
a maxim brocnet, . A Middle English form of bioach 
brocardi- and broach 1 . Chaucer. 
cum, so called, it is said, from Brocard, prop. broch6 (bro-sha'), a, 
Burchhard or Burkard, bishop of Worms (died stitch, sew: see broach.'] 
1025), who published a collection of ecclesi- 
astical canons, "Regulee Ecelesiasticee," also 
known as lirocardica or Erocardicorum opus."] 
1. A law maxim founded on inveterate cus- 
tom, or borrowed from the Roman law, and ac- 
counted part of the common law. 
An elementary principle or maxim; a short 
proverbial rule ; a canon. 
The legal brocard, "Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus," 
is a rule not more applicable to other witnesses than to 
consciousness. Sic W. Hamilton. 
The scholastic brocard [Nihil est in intellectu quod non 
fuerit in sensu] ... is the fundamental article in the 
'the 
261. 
[F.. pp. of brocket; 
1. Sewed or stitched: 
said of a book which is not bound or covered, 
except with a paper wrapper. See brochure. 
2. Ornamented in weaving with threads which 
form a pattern on the surface; brocaded: said 
of astuff, specifically of silk: as, afo'ocAe'ribbon. 
Hence 2. brochet (bro-sha'), n. [F., a pike, luce, for- 
merly also a faucet, dim. of broche, a spit, 
broach : see broach.] A fish of the family 
I'ii-liti/lir, I'miiriclila saxatilis, having an elon- 
gated form and pointed head, thus slightly re- 
sembling a pike. It is highly colored and has an 
ocellated spot at the root of the tail. It is an inhabitant 
of the fresh waters of South America and Trinidad. [Lo- 
cal in Trinidad.] 
brqchette (bro-shef), . [F., dim. of broche, a 
spit : see broach.'] A skewer to stick meat on, 
used in cookery. 
creed of that school of philosophers who are called " 
.,,. ^.^ =,. sensualists." Ferrier, lust, of Metaphysics, p. i 
broadsword (brad'sord), n. A sword with a brocardic (bro-kar'dik), n. Same as brocard. 
broad blade, as distinguished from one with a I make use of all the brocardics, or rules of interpreters ; 
narrow blade or from a three-sided thrusting- that is, not only what is established regularly, in law, but brochurp fbro-shiir') I"F < hrnrlter u< 
sword- a sword of w>iii>h the erlrrn aswoll , , what is concluded wise and reasonable by the best inter Drocnure (,or( ir ;, . |* ., <> oraclier, stilch. 
sworu, a swora ot wmcn tne eage as well as , )reters . ,/. Tarfor Pref to Duct Dub see broach.] 1. A pamphlet; an unbound 
the point IS used. All forms of sword which have a >,,.., +- t A ,,, *,., /,.' ,, *--*- - '-- " 
flat blade for cutting are called broadtwordt, in contrast DrOCatt, w. All old form of biocade. 
to swords used for thrusting alone. See claymore. DrOCatCl, brocatelle (brok a-tel), n. [< F. 
broadtail (brad'tal), n. One of the numerous brocatelle = Sp. brocatel, < It.broccatello, varie- 
species of old-world parrots, of the genus Pla- gated marble (F. brocatel, tinsel or thin cloth 
of gold or silver), dim. of broccato, brocaded, 
tyeercux. P. L. Sclater. 
broadthroat (brad ' throt), w. [< broad + 
throat; a translation of Euryltemns, q. v.] A 
book-name of birds of the family Euryltemidee 
(which see). Also called broadbill and broad- 
mouth. 
broad-tool (brad'tol), n. A stone-masons' chisel 
with a very wide edge, used for finishing. 
broad-tread (brad'tred), a. Having a wide 
face or tread, as a car-wheel. 
Broadwell ring. See ring. 
broadwise (brad'wiz), adv. [< broad + -wise.'] 
In the direction of the breadth ; breadthwise : 
as, to measure broadwise. 
broamt, n. [Origin obscure; perhaps a mis- 
print.] Apparently, a spirit or goblin. 
The approach of the sun's radiant beams expelleth gob- 
lins, bugbears, hob-thrushes, broaina, screech-owl mates, 
night-walking spirits, and tenebrions. 
Urijuhart, tr. of Rabelais, iii. 24. 
brob (brob), . [E. dial. ; perhaps an alteration 
of brod, a nail, brad, verb brod, prick : see brod 
and brad.'] 1 . A wedge-shaped 
spike, driven along the side of 
a timber which abuts against 
another, to prevent it from 
slipping. 2. In coal-mining, a 
short, thick piece of timber, 
used for supporting the coal which is being 
holed or undercut; a prop. [Midland coal- 
field, England.] 
brob (brob), v. t. ; pret. and pp. broblted, ppr. 
brobbing. [E. dial., < brob, n.'] To prick with 
a bodkin. Halliwell. [North. Eng.] 
Brobdingnagian (brob-ding-nag'i-an), a. and w. 
I. a. Like or likened to an inhabitant of the 
fabled region of Brobdingnag in Swift's "Gul- 
liver's Travels"; hence, of enormous size; gi- 
gantic. 
brocade: see brocade.'] 1. A variety of orna- 
mental marble, the most famous localities of 
which are in Italy and Spain. That from Siena, 
which is perhaps the most characteristic and beautiful 
variety known, consists of a ground of yellow marble tra- 
versed by numerous interlacing veins of darker material, 
most of which are of a deep-violet color. 
2. An inferior material used for curtains, fur- 
niture-covering, and the like, made of silk and 
wool, silk and cotton, or pure wool, but having 
a more or less silky surface. 
The Vice-Chancellor's chaire and deske, Proctors, &c. 
cover'd with brocatall (a kind of brocade) and cloth of 
gold. Evelyn, Diary, July 9, 1669. 
Also written brocatello. 
broccoli (brok'o-li), n. [It., pi. of broccolo, a 
sprout, cabbage-sprout, dim. of brocco, a spit, 
skewer, shoot : see broach."] One of the many 
varieties of the common cabbage (Brassica ole- 
racea), in which the young inflorescence is con- 
book, of which the sheets are held together by 
sewing only. See broche. 2. Specifically, a 
small pamphlet, or one on a matter of transi- 
tory interest. 
brock 1 (brok), n. [< ME", brok, < AS. broc = 
Broccoli (Brassica oleracea, var.). 
traded into a depressed fleshy edible head, 
is closely similar to the cauliflower. 
broch (broeh), n. Same as brotigh 2 . 
It 
German prose, as written by the mob of authors, pre- P rOC V"roen; , . same as Drought. 
seuts, as in a Brobdingnagian mirror, the most offensive Drocnan (broeh an), n. [Gael. Ir. brochan, por- 
f aulta of our own. De Quinary, style, i. ridge, gruel.] Oatmeal boiled in water ; thick 
II. . A gigantic person. porridge. [Scotland and Ireland.] 
"Sally!"8creamedthefiroMing>(ia<;ia,"whatbedrooms brochant (bro'shant), a. [F., ppr. of brocher, 
is disengaged? A gentleman wants a bed." stitch, etc. : see brocade."] In her., lying over 
T. Hook, Gilbert Gurney, II. v. and covering : said of any bearing which partly 
droct, n. [i . : see bric-a-brac."] A large vessel covers another. Also brouchant. 
with a handle, and generally made of metal or brochantite (bro-shan'tit), n. \_MterSrocliant 
coarse pottery, for holding liquids. deVilliers, a French mineralogist (1773-1840).] r t~ *- 
brocade (bro-kad ), . [< Sp. brocado (= Pg. An emerald-green mineral consisting of hy- Srockett; Halliwell. 
brocado = It. broccato ; ef. F. brocart), brocade, drous sulphate of copper. The crystals are in The carter smot 
prop. pp. of 'orocar (= Pg. brocar, bore) = F. thin rectangular and transparent tables. 
Dan. brok, a badger; prob. of Celtic origin: 
W. broch = Corn, broch = Bret, broch = Gael. 
Ir. Manx broc; Ir. also brech and brochd, a bad- 
ger; prob. so called from its white-streaked 
face, < W. brech = Gael. Ir. breac, speckled (see 
brill); cf.Gael. brocach, brucach, speckled in the 
face; of. also Dan. broget, Sw. brokig, party- 
colored: see brocket. Cf. bauson."] A badger. 
Or with pretence of chasing thence the brock, 
Send in a cur to worry the whole flock ! 
B. Jonson, Sad Shepherd, i. 2. 
[Sometimes used as a term of reproach. 
Marry, hang thee, brock! Shak., T. N., ii. 5.] 
brock 2 (brok), n. [Shetland brnck, < ME. *brok 
(not found), < AS. gebroc, neut., a piece, a 
fragment (cf. broc, affliction, trouble, fatigue) 
(= OHG. brocco, MHG. brocke, G. bracken, m., 
= Dan. brokke = Goth, aa-bruka, f., a piece ; 
cf. dim. MLGr. brock>-l = ODan. broggel, apiece, 
fragment), < brecan (pp. broccn), break : see 
break, and cf. breach with its variants breck, 
brick 1 , brack 1 , etc. ; cf. also brockle."] A piece; 
a fragment. [Prov. Eng. and Scotch.] 
brock 2 (brok), v. t. [Also brok, = OHG. bro- 
chon, brockdii, MHG. G. bracken -= Dan. brokke, 
break, crumble ; from the noun.] To break, 
crumble, or cut into bits or shreds. [Scotch.] 
brock 3 t, '' t. [ME. brokken, perhaps a secon- 
dary form of brcken (pp. broken), break. Cf. 
brock 2 ."] To cry out; murmur; complain: a 
word of somewhat uncertain meaning, found 
only in the two passages quoted. 
What helpth hyt the crokke 
That hys [is] to felthe [fllth] ydo, 
Aye [against] the crokkere to brokke, 
" Why madest thou me so?" 
William de Shoreham, Pieligious Poems(ed. Wright), p. 106. 
He singeth brokkywje [var. crou-yng, Wright, Morris] as a 
nyghtingale. Chaucer, Miller's Tale, 1. 191. 
brock 4 (brok), n. [E. dial. ; cf. ME. brok (see 
quot.); cf. Icel. brokkr, also brokk-hestr, a trot- 
ter, trotting horse, brokka, trot. Origin and 
relations uncertain; the alleged AS. "broc, an 
inferior horse, a shaking horse, jade" (Bos- 
worth), does not exist, the def . being due to an 
eiTOr of translation.] A cart-horse or draft- 
horse: a word of uncertain original meaning, 
applied also in provincial English to a cow. 
not and cryde as he were wod, 
Hayt brok, hayt scot. Chaucer, Friar's Tale, 1. 245. 
other ornaments : also applied to other stuffs 
wrought and enriched in like manner. 
A gala suit of faded brocade. Irving. 
2. A kind of bronze-powder used for decorating, 
brocaded (bro-ka'ded), o. 1. Woven or worked 
into a brocade. 
Brocaded flowers o'er the gay mantua shine. 
Gait, Panthea. 
2. Dressed in brocade. 3. Decorated with 
classification of mammals, a tribe or suborder brock 6 (brok), n. [Perhaps another use of 
of his Diplodon tia, corresponding to the Pachij- brock 1 , a badger. ] 1 . A pig. 2. Swill for f eed- 
dermato, herbivorous Cetacea, and Modentia of ing pigs. [North of Ireland.] 
Chairodia (swine), and Syrema (Sirenia), three of which 
Cuvier: so called from usually having persis- brock 7 (brok), w. Short for bracket. 
tently growing teeth, as the tusks of the ele- brock 8 (brok), . [Possibly shortened from 
phant or the incisors of a rodent, or projecting broccoli."] A cabbage. [Prov. Bug.] 
tushes, as those of the swine and hippopotamus, brock 9 (brok), . A variant of brought 
Jed his nrochata mtojroboscutea, iM-nti,,, brockage (brok'aj), . [Appar. < brock 2 + -age.} 
In nitwis., an imperfect com. 
flowers, etc in "relief : ' as"' <," braced ' S" <^pting C/^rfmj are " ow "cognized orders of 
rm- __,',,'. L Ie ._ as > a orocaaed silk. Mammalia; hut the name is not in use. 
brochate (bro'kat), a. [< NL. brochatus, hav- picked out. 
A name given ing projecting teeth, < L. brochus, brocchus, brocket (brok'et), a. 
broccits, projecting (of teeth), having project- 
the cone-shells. 
All imperfect coins, curiously termed brockmies, are 
Ure, Diet., III. 349. 
[< Dan. broget, older 
broket, party-colored: see brock 1 ."] Va- 
form 
