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{ } n. [ OE. brasiere, F. braise live coals. See Brass. ] An artificer who works in brass. Franklin. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, n. [ F. brasier, braisíer, fr. braise live coals. See Brass. ] A large metal pan for holding burning coals or charcoal; it is used to warm people who must stay outside for long times. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. ] A form of woman's undergarment, often stiffened with wire or whalebones, or the like, and worn to cover and support the breasts; -- also called bra. It usually has straps which support it from the shoulders, but strapless variants are also made.
Syn. -- bra, bandeau. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Cf. OF. coussier maker of mattresses; or couseor tailor, fr. OF. & F. coudre, p. p. cousu to sew, fr. L. consuere to sew together; con- + seure to sew. See Sew to stitch. ] A tailor who botches his work. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. rocer, croser, croyser, fr. croce crosier, OF. croce, croche, F. crosse, fr. LL. crocea, crocia, from the same German or Celtic sourse as F. croc hook; akin to E. crook. ] The pastoral staff of a bishop (also of an archbishop, being the symbol of his office as a shepherd of the flock of God. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The true shape of the crosier was with a hooked or curved top; the archbishop's staff alone bore a cross instead of a crook, and was of exceptional, not of regular form. Skeat. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Bearing a crosier. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. cuirassier. See Curass. ] (Mil.) A soldier armed with a cuirass; especially, a soldier of the heaviest cavalry, wearing a cuirass only when in full dress. Milton. [ 1913 Webster Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ F., back of a thing, bulging bundle of papers, fr. dos back. ] A bundle containing the papers in reference to some matter. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A nickname given to an inhabitant of the State of Indiana. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

. Indiana; -- a nickname of obscure origin. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. One who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The business of a hosier. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Stockings, in general; goods knit or woven like hose. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mus.) A Turkish instrument of music, with a hollow body covered with skin, over which five strings are stretched. [ Written also kussir. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Made of osiers; composed of, or containing, osiers. “This osier cage of ours.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. osier: cf. Prov. F. oisis, Armor. ozil, aozil, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, &unr_;, L. vitex, and E. withy. ] (Bot.) (a) A kind of willow (Salix viminalis) growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America. It is considered the best of the willows for basket work. The name is sometimes given to any kind of willow. (b) One of the long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of other similar plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

The rank of osiers by the murmuring stream. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Osier bed, or
Osier holt, a place where willows are grown for basket making. [ Eng. ] --
Red osier. (a) A kind of willow with reddish twigs (Salix rubra). (b) An American shrub (Cornus stolonifera) which has slender red branches; -- also called osier cornel. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Covered or adorned with osiers; as, osiered banks. [ Poetic ] Collins. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An osier bed. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] One who prepares or deals in ornamental plumes or feathers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A prophet. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. rosarius of roses. Cf. Rosary. ] A rosebush; roses, collectively. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Crowned with a garland of sweet rosier. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp., properly, a saw, fr. L. serra a saw. See Serrate. ] A ridge of mountain and craggy rocks, with a serrated or irregular outline; as, the Sierra Nevada. [ 1913 Webster ]

The wild sierra overhead. Whitter. [ 1913 Webster ]