brook 
also/ri(, fructify, etc.] If. To use; enjoy; 
have the full employment of. 
So mot I lii-iiiil,,' \\el niyii eyen twaye. 
i 'ha f. Nun s Priests Tale, 1. 479. 
2f. To earn ; deserve. 
Which name she (.,../,-./ a* well for her proportion mid 
grace as for the muny happy voyages she made in her 
Majesty's service. 
Sir /(. llntrkiiu. Voyage to the South Sea. p. 11. 
3. To bear; endure; support; put up with: 
always in a negative sense. 
Your win, sir, insulted me in a manner which my honour 
could not l>r<K>k. Hhrriilan, The Rivals, v. 8. 
They could ill brook the slightest Indignity at his hand. 
/'n-nrntl, r'enl. anil Isa., Int. 
To leisurely deliJiN and sauntering (liouuhts 
That hrttk no ceiling narrower than the mile. 
/,",//, I'nder the Willows. 
brook-fish (bruk'tish), n. A fish of the family 
('illiriiiiiilniiliilit' and genus Fundulns: same as 
laUiflsh ami mummychog. [Local, U. S.] 
brookite (bruk'it), n. [After Henry James 
Brooke, an English crystallographer (1771- 
1857).] One of the three forms in which titani- 
um dioxid occurs in nature. It Is found in on ho 
rhombic crystals of a In-own or yellow color to black, and 
adamantine to metallic luster. Jurinite U another name 
for the same mineral. Arkaiutitt is an iron-black variety 
from Magnet Cove, Arkansas. 
brooklet (bruk'let), n. [< brook 1 + dim. -let.] 
A small brook. Longfellow. 
brooklime (bruk'lira), . [< ME. broklemp, brok- 
lembc, broklympe, < brok, brook, + lemp, etc. ; 
of obscure origin.] A plant, Veronica Be.ceii- 
bttnga, with blue flowers in loose lateral spikes. 
See speedwell. 
brook-mint (briik'mint), . [< AS. brocminte, 
< broc, brook, + minte, mint.] The water-mint, 
Mentha sylvestris. 
brook-moss (bruk'mds), n. A name given to 
species of the genus Dicitelyma, slender aquatic 
mosses, with elongated leaves in three ranks, 
and with the fruit on short lateral branches. 
brookweed (bruk'wed), M. A plant, the water- 
pimpernel, Xamolits f'aleraiidi. See Saniolus. 
brooky (brtik'i), a. [< brook 1 + -y 1 .] Abound- 
ing with brooks: as, "Hebron's brooky sides," 
J. Dyer, The Fleece, ii. 
broom 1 (brom), H. [< ME. broom, brom, broom 
(the plant, L. i/enista] (also applied to the tama- 
risk, L. myrica), a brush, < AS. brom = MD. 
broem (ef. MLG. bram, LG. braam), broom 
(L. genista): see bramble.] I. The popular 
name of several plants, mostly leguminous 
shrubs, characterized by long, slender branch- 
es and numerous yellow flowers. The common 
or Irish broom is the Cyti#us (Genixta) *copariu*, abun- 
dant throughout Europe, and famous as the planta genuttn 
(French jtlante geiit) which was the badge of the Plall- 
tagenets. It is a valuable remedy in dropsy, being one 
of the most efficient of hydragogues, and its seeds are 
used as a substitute for coffee. Spanish hroom (Spartiuin 
junceum) is a closely allied species, as is also the dyer's 
broom ((jr/ii-itn tinftoria), which was formerly much used 
as a yellow dye and as the basis of the once celebrated 
Kendal green. See cuts under Cutintt and Genitta. 
2. A besom, or brush with a long handle, for 
sweeping floors, etc. : so called from being 
originally made of the broom-plant. Brooms are 
now made in Europe of this and various other materials : 
and In the United States their manufacture from broom- 
com is an important business. A broom at the masthead 
of a vessel indicates that she is for sale, a sign derived 
probably from the old habit of displaying boughs at shops 
and taverns. Butcher's broom, a prickly liliaceous 
shrub, JtuHfug wtileatux: so called from its use by butchers 
in Europe in sweeping their blocks. Also called knee- 
hull 11. Yellow broom, a name sometimes given in the 
ruitcil states to the wild indigo, llantifia tinctoria. 
broom 1 (bro'm), v. t. [< broom 1 , n.] To sweep, 
or clear away, as with a broom. 
The poor old workpeople broominfj away the fallen 
leaves. Tli<l'-k-''i;i;/. Ne\\ro.n r -. l\iii. 
broom 2 (brom), r. t. Same as bream-. 
broom-brush (bro'm' brush), H. A whisk-broom 
or clothes-brush made from broom-corn. [U. S.] 
broom-bush (brom'bush), n. A weedy annual 
composite, 1'nrthenium Histerophorus, of tropi- 
cal America. 
broom-corn (brom'korn), . A variety of >>'- 
i/lniii/ i-iilii/irr, a tall reed-like grass, rising to 
a height of 8 or 10 feet, a native of India. The 
branched panicles are made into brooms and brushes, for 
which purpose the plant is lamely cultivated in the Tinted 
Stall's. The seed is Msed as feed for cattle. 
broom-grass tbrom'gras), . 1. Same as 
bronu'-tii-axs. 2. In the United States, some 
species of Andropoiioii, as .1. xcoparius and A. 
miicronritfi. Also called broom-m <!</<'. 
broom-head (brom 'lied), . An adjustable 
clasp for holding bunches of broom-corn to a 
broom-handle. 
broom-rape (brom'rap), . A name given to 
parasitic leafless plants of the genus Orobum-ln , 
69'j 
and in the United States to species of the smii 
lar allied genera I'ltelipira and Aphyllon. See 
broom-root (brOm'rot), . A root exported 
from Mexico and used in the manufacture of 
brushes. U Is supposed to be the root of a grass, also 
kilo" M in trade as I/- j-n-nn or French irhink. 
broom-sedge (brOm'sej), . Same as broom- 
gratt, 
broomstaff (brOra'staf), . Same as broom- 
broomstick (brBm'stik), n. The stick or han- 
dle of a broom. 
broom-tree (brom'tre), n. A shrubby compo- 
site, Bacclutris scoparia, of the mountains of 
Jamaica, broom-like from its slender, densely 
crowded, almost leafless branchlets. 
broom-vise (brom'vis), n. A clamping arrange- 
ment for flattening and holding broom-corn so 
that it can be sewed into brooms. 
broomweed (brSrn'wed), n. A species of Cor- 
ehoruf, ('. nilir/tiosus, of tropical America, used 
for making brooms. The iweet broomwerd of the 
tropics is a common weed, Scoparia dulcin, of the nataral 
order Scrophulariareaf. 
broomy(bro'mi), a. [< broom 1 + -y 1 .] Pertain- 
ing to or consisting of broom ; bearing broom : 
as, a " broomy peak," /. Baillii; 
broose (bro's), H. [Sc., also spelled bruse, bruise : 
see def.] A race at country weddings.- TO 
ride the broose*, to run a race on horseback at a wed- 
ding from the church to the place where the wedding- 
foilt was to be held. He who first reached the house was 
said to '' tlif broone, that Is, the bmte, the prize of spice- 
broth allotted to the victor. Jamietan. See broei. 
broozet, r. Same as broicse 1 . 
Brora beds. See bed 1 . 
brose 1 (broz), . [Sc., < Gael, brothas (th silent), 
brose. Cf . broose, broth.] A Scotch dish, made 
by pouring boiling water, boiling milk, the liquid 
in which meat has been boiled, or the like, on 
oatmeal, barley-meal, or other meal, and imme- 
diately mixing the ingredients by stirring. The 
dish is denominated from the nature of the liquid : as, kail- 
brote, \rater-brotr, berf-brose, etc. Athole brose, honey 
and whisky mixed together in equal parts, used in many 
parts of Scotland as a cure for hoarseness and sore throat 
arising from a cold. In the Highlands oatmeal Is some- 
times substituted for the honey. So called from Athole. 
a district of Perthshire, Scotland. 
brose 2 t, '' An obsolete Middle English form of 
bruise. 
brosely (broz'li), . [So called from the town 
of Brosely in Shropshire, where there was a 
large manufactory of pipes.] A tobacco-pipe. 
[Local, Eng.] 
Brosimum (bro'si-mum), n. [NL., < Gr. /?pw- 
aiuof, eatable, < jipuatf, food, equiv. to /ipuua, 
food : see broma.] A genus of Urticacea;, sub- 
order Artocarpea;, one species of which, B. Ga- 
lactodendron, is the cow-tree of South America. 
11. Alicatitniin, the hreadnut-tree, common in the woods 
of Jamaica, produces nuts which when roasted are used 
as bread, and taste like hazel-nuts. The wood resembles 
mahogany, and Is sometimes used by cabinet-makers. 
The leaves and young branches form a most useful fatten- 
ing fodder for cattle. The snake- or leopard-wood, used 
as veneers and for walking-canes, is yielded by a species. 
/;. .\uiii.-in. from British Guiana. 
Brosmiidae (bros-mi'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < Bros- 
mius + -('do 1 .] A family of anacanthine fishes, 
typified by the genus Brosmius: same as the 
subfamily Brosmiina: Also Brosinida'. 
Brosmiinae (bros-mi-i'ne), H. pi. [NL., < Bros- 
niiim + -ina-.] A subfamily of gadoid fishes, 
typified by the genus Brosmius, and distin- 
guished by the development of only one long 
dorsal and anal fin and the separation there- 
from of the caudal. Also Brosmimr. 
Brosmius (bros'mi-us), M. [NL., < Icel. brosma 
= Norw. broxme, the vernacular name of the 
Brosmiiifi broxme.] A genus of fishes belong- 
ing to the cod family, Gadidte. One species, found 
on the northern coast of Scotland, is commonly called 
the tank or (int. See tornk. 
brostent, pp. A Middle English form of burst, 
past participle of burst. 
brosy (bro'zi), a. [< brose 1 + -y 1 .] Like brose; 
semifluid. [Scotch.] 
brotany (brot'a-ni), n. [A short form (like 
equiv. AS. priitene) of ML. abrotanum: see 
nbrotanum.] Southernwood. 
brotch (broch), r. t. [Perhaps a var. of the 
equiv. hnith, which is appar. < Icel. brrgdha, 
braid, knot, twine, = AS. bregdan, E. braid 1 , 
q. v.] To plait straw ropes round (a stack of 
corn). JamicKon. [Scotch.] 
brotelt, ". A Middle English form of brittle. 
brotelnesst, w. A Middle English form of brit- 
brot-ground (brot'ground), [< *brot, ult. < 
AS. oroten, pp. of breotan, break (see brott). + 
brother 
Croiind newly limken up. ( 1'ruv. 
broth" 1 (broth), u. [< MK. l-roili, < AS. broth = 
Icel. briiilli = <)H(i. brut, broil (> Ml,, broilinn. 
liniiliii/ii, > It. lirmlii, lirni/ii = Sii. Pg. brodio = 
Pr. bro = W. 'lirmi, pi. lirourx, > ME. browes, > 
E. brewis, q. v.), broth; cf. Ir. broth = Gael. 
brot, broth, Gael, brothas, brow i-<-<- /mine 1 ); 
prob. (with formative -th) from the root (*bru) 
of brew 1 , q. v.] Liquor in which flesh is boiled 
and macerated, usually with certain vegetables 
to give it a better relish. In Scotland the name U 
seldom used except when pot barley forms one of the in 
gradients. 
Good broth, with goocl kccpinu, do much now and then; 
Good diet, with wisdom. t'*l c.imforteth men. Tti 
broth-t, a. See broth. 
brothel 1 ^ . [ME., also brethel (and corruptly 
brodel, brodelle), a wretch, a depraved man or 
woman ; der. bretheling, a wretcn ; < AS. *bre6- 
than, only in comp. a-oreMian, ruin, frustrate, 
pp. abrothea, degenerate, base, trifling; con- 
nections doubtful.] A wretch ; a depraved 
person ; a lewd man or woman. 
For MOM is vche boye bold, brothel and other, 
To talken of the tnnlte to beon holden a syre. 
Piers /'lomnan (A), XL 61. 
A in-i.ihi-l, which Mlcheaa hlght. 
Oower, Conf. Amant., III. 17S. 
brothel 2 (broth'el), n. [An early mod. E. cor- 
ruption of ME. bordel, a house of ill-fame, by 
confusion with ME. brothel, a wretch : see 
brothefl.] A house of lewdness ; a house ap- 
propriated to the purposes of prostitution; a 
bawdy-house ; a stew. 
Epicurism and lust 
Make It more like a tavern or a brothel, 
Than a grac'd palace. Shak., Lear, L 4. 
brothel 2 * (broth'el), r. t. [< brotheft, n. Cf. bor- 
del, n.] To haunt brothels. Sylrester, tr. of Du 
Bart as. 
brothelert, brothellert (broth' el -er), n. [< 
brothel? + -<fl. Cf. bordeler.] One who fre- 
quents brothels. 
Gamesters, jockies, brotheller* impure. Coteper, Task, II, 
brothel-houset (broth'el-hous), . A brothel. 
brothellert, ". See brotheler. 
brothelryt (broth'el-ri), n. [< brotheft + -ry.] 
1. A brothel. 2. Lewdness; obscenity. 
Brothftrii able to violate the ear of a pagan. 
11. Jon*o, I>cd. of Volpone. 
brother (brir?H'er), . ; pi. brothers or brethren 
(-erz, breTH'ren). [= Sc. brither,< ME. brother, 
< AS. brothor, brother = OS. brothar = OFries. 
brother, broder = D. broeder = MLG. broder, LG. 
broder, broor = OHG. bruodar, MHG. bruoder, 
G. bruder = Icel. brodhir = Sw. Dan. broder, 
bror = Goth, brothar, a word common to all 
the Indo-Eur. languages : = Gael. Ir. brathair 
= W. braird, pi. brodyr, = Corn, bredar = Manx 
6ror = Bret. breur, brer =: OBulg. bratru, bratu 
= Pol. and Serv. brat = Bohem. bratr = Russ. 
bratu (Hung, bardt, < Slav.) = Lith. brdlis = 
Lett, brdlis = OPruss. bratis = L. frater (> It. 
frate, fra, with dim. fratello = Wall, frate (> 
Alb. frat) = Pg. frade = OF. frere (> ME./reir, 
E. friar, q. v.), mod. F. frere = Pr. fraire, > 
prob. OSp. fraire, freire, Sp. fraile, freile, con- 
tracted fray, frey = OPg. freire, Pg. fret, used, 
like It. frate, fra. as an appellation of a monk, 
the Sp. word for ' brother in the natural sense 
being hermano = Pg. irmSo, < L. yermanus, ger- 
mane, gennan ; cf. also E. fraternal, etc.) = Gr. 
<j>pa-ri/p, fpari/p, one of the same tribe, orig. a 
brother, = Skt. bhrdtar, Prakrit bhad, bhdaro 
(Hind, bhai, bhaiyd, Panjabi pdi, Pali bhata) 
= Zend and OPers. bratar, Pers. birddar (> 
Turk, birader) = Pahla\-i birdd = Kurdish herd, 
brother ; ulterior origin unknown : the term, is 
appar. the suffix -tar (E. -ther) of agent. The 
pi. brethren is from ME. bretheren, brethren, 
formed, with weak pi. ending -en, from brether, 
brethre, brithere, also pi., an umlauted form of 
AS. brothru, also brothor, the usual pi. of brothor; 
cf. AS. dat. sing, brether.] 1. A male person, 
in his relation to another person or other per- 
sons of either sex born of the same parents; a 
male relative in the first, degree of descent or 
mutual kinship: used also of the lower ani- 
mals: the converse of sister. See brother-i*- 
linr and half-brother. 
My brother and thy uncle, calld Antonio. 
Sliak., Tempest, I. _'. 
2. A male person in his relation to any other 
person or persons of the same blood or ances- 
try : a member of a common family or race in 
his relation to all other members ; in the plural. 
