Vocabulary : Brittlely to Broad Church
Brittlely : In a brittle manner.
Brittleness : Aptness to break; fragility.
Britzska : A long carriage, with a calash top, so constructed as to give space for reclining at night, when used on a journey.
Brize : The breeze fly. See Breeze.
Broach : A spit. ;; An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers. ;; A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing or enlarging holes in metal; sometimes made smooth or without edges, as for burnishing pivot holes in watches; a reamer. The broach for gun barrels is commonly square and without taper. ;; A straight tool with file teeth, made of steel, to be pressed through irregular holes in metal that cannot be dressed by revolving tools; a drift. ;; A broad chisel for stonecutting. ;; A spire rising from a tower. ;; A clasp for fastening a garment. See Brooch. ;; A spitlike start, on the head of a young stag. ;; The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping. ;; The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key. ;; To spit; to pierce as with a spit. ;; To tap; to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw the liquor. Hence: To let out; to shed, as blood. ;; To open for the first time, as stores. ;; To
Broached : of Broach
Broacher : A spit; a broach. ;; One who broaches, opens, or utters; a first publisher or promoter.
Broaching : of Broach
Broad : Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad. ;; Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad expanse of ocean. ;; Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full. ;; Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive. ;; Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged. ;; Plain; evident; as, a broad hint. ;; Free; unrestrained; unconfined. ;; Characterized by breadth. See Breadth. ;; Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor. ;; Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent. ;; The broad part of anything; as, the broad of an oar. ;; The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen. ;; A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
Broad Church : A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been applied to other bodies of men holding liberal or comprehensive views of Christian doctrine and fellowship.
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