Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Dictionary: BROAD'-CLOTH – BRO'CAGE
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BROAD'-CLOTH, n.
A species of woolen cloth, so called from its breadth.
BROAD'EN, v.i. [brawd'n.]
To grow broad. [Unusual.] – Thomson.
BROAD'ER, a. [comp.]
More broad.
BROAD'EST, a. [superl.]
Most broad. BROAD'-HEAD-ED a. Having a broad head. – Scott.
BROAD'-EY-ED, a. [broad and eye.]
Having a wide view or survey; as, broad-eyed day. – Shak.
BROAD'-FRONT-ED, a.
Having a broad front; applied to cattle. – Chapman.
BROAD'-HORN-ED, a.
Having large horns. – Huloet.
BROAD'ISH, a.
Rather broad. – Russel.
BROAD'-LEAF-ED, a. [broad and leaf.]
Having broad leaves. – Woodward.
BROAD'LY, adv.
In a broad manner.
BROAD'-MOUTH-ED, a.
Having a wide mouth. – Irving.
BROAD'NESS, n.
Breadth; extent from side to side; coarseness; grossness; fulsomeness. – Dryden.
BROAD'--PIECE, n. [broad and piece.]
A piece of gold coin broader than a guinea. – Encyc.
BROAD'-SEAL, n.
The great seal of England; as a verb, not used.
BROAD'-SHOUL-DER-ED, a. [broad and shoulder.]
Broad across the shoulders. – Spectator.
BROAD'SIDE, n. [broad and side.]
- A discharge of all the runs on one side of a ship, above and below, at the same time. – Mar. Dict.
- The side of a ship, above the water, from the bow to the quarter. – Mar. Dict.
- In printing, a sheet of paper containing one large page, or printed on one side only. – Ash. Johnson.
BROAD'-SPREAD, a.
Wide-spread.
BROAD'SPREAD-ING, a.
Spreading widely. – Shak.
BROAD-SWORD, n. [broad and sword.]
A sword with a broad blade, and a cutting edge. – Ash, Wiseman.
BROAD'TAIL-ED, a.
Having a broad tail. – Sandys.
BROAD'WISE, adv. [broad and wise.]
In the direction of the breadth. – Boyle.
BRO-CADE', n. [Sp. brocado; probably from broche, the instrument used in embroidery; so Fr. brochure, a pamphlet or stitched book.]
Silk stuff, variegated with gold and silver, or raised and enriched with flowers, foliage and other ornaments. – Encyc. Span. Dict.
BRO-CAD'ED, a.
- Woven or worked, as brocade, with gold and silver.
- Drest in brocade. – Johnson.
BRO-CADE'-SHELL, n.
The trivial name of the Conus geographicus. – Cyc.
BRO'CAGE, n. [See Broke, Broker.]
- The premium or commission of a broker; the gain or profit derived from transacting business for other men, as brokers, either in a good or bad sense. – Spenser.
- The hire given for any unlawful office. – Bacon.
- The trade of a broker; a dealing in old things.
- The business of a broker; the transactions of commercial business, as buying and selling, for other men. [See Broke, Broker.]
- The act of pimping. – Ash.