bras

n. a magnoliid genus; a genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as the most primitive of extant angiosperms; alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
Syn. -- genus Brasenia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Cf. Amer. bresk, brusk, fragile, brittle. ] Brittle, as wood or vegetables. [ Colloq., U. S. ] Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Brash brittle. ] 1. A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Refuse boughs of trees; also, the clippings of hedges. [ Prov. Eng. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Geol.) Broken and angular fragments of rocks underlying alluvial deposits. Lyell. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Broken fragments of ice. Kane. [ 1913 Webster ]

Water brash (Med.), an affection characterized by a spasmodic pain or hot sensation in the stomach with a rising of watery liquid into the mouth; pyrosis. --
Weaning brash (Med.), a severe form of diarrhea which sometimes attacks children just weaned. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. Gael. bras or G. barsch harsh, sharp, tart, impetuous, D. barsch, Sw. & Dan. barsk. ] Hasty in temper; impetuous. Grose. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Resembling, or of the nature of, brash, or broken fragments; broken; crumbly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our progress was not at all impeded by the few soft, brashy floes that we encountered. F. T. Bullen. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. Showery; characterized by brashes, or showers. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

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

n. [ Cf. F. brésiline. See 2d Brazil. ] (Chem.) A substance, C16H14O5, extracted from brazilwood as a yellow crystalline powder which is white when pure. It is colored intensely red by alkalies on exposure to the air, being oxidized to C16H12O5, to which brazilwood owes its dyeing properties. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]