Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: breeze – bridalled
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breeze (-s), n. [OSp brise.] (webplay: common, day, flies, land, light, mist, morn, night, sea, shifting, sound, summer, time, wind).
- Horse-fly; flying insect; bug of the Tabanus genus; [fig.] Comforter; Holy Spirit.
- Light wind; gentle gale.
- Gust; mild storm; natural purifier; current of fresh air; [personification] housekeeper; cleaning person.
- Higher power; life force; [personification] queen; royal lady; Mother Nature.
- Rustle; flutter; flicker; noise of leaves moving in the air.
- Perfume; scent; fragrance; aroma; wafted smell.
- Flux; flow of air; [fig.] soaring bird.
- Zephyr; [personification] muse; wind spirit.
- Inspiration; stimulation; motivation; cheering influence.
- Whisper; gossip.
bretheren (brethren), n. [see brother, n.]
brevity, n. [AFr < L. 'short'; see brief, adj.] (webplay: life).
Youth; childhood; quickly passing season; relatively short lifetime; [fig.] mortality; ephemeral being; transitory creature.
brew (-ed, -s), v. [OE 'infuse,' 'boil down'.] (webplay: clouds, liquor, quantity).
- Concoct; derive.
- Distill; manufacture.
- Make; prepare; produce; manufacture.
briar (brier), n. [OE.] (webplay: rose).
- Thorn; prickly bush; rose plant; (see Isaiah 55:33).
- Trial; trouble; vexation; (see Ezekiel 28:24).
bribe, n. [Poss. OFr 'piece of bread'.] (webplay: truth).
Seduction; corrupt pay-off; reward for providing illicit information; gift to induce inappropriate action; (see Isaiah 33:15-16).
bribe, v. [see bribe, n.]
Offer a gift to; reward unlawfully; illegally recompense; hire for covert purpose; [fig.] convince to speak; persuade to disclose something confidential.
brick, adj. [OFr 'bit, fragment, broken piece, loaf'.] (webplay: square).
Building block; baked clay; dried earth; [fig.] rectangular; blocky; cube-like; massive; bulky; weight-bearing; (see Isaiah 9:10).
bridal, n. [OE brĂ½d-ealo, wedding ale.]
Nuptial celebration; connubial bliss; day of marriage; wedlock ceremony; matrimony feast; [fig.] celebration of the resurrection; wedding supper of the Lamb.
bridalled, adj. [ED neologism; see bridal, n.]
Wed; married; adorned for matrimony; clothed in white; dressed in wedding attire; arrayed in best apparel; [fig.] endowed; invested with immortality.