n. 1. 1 ratlike rodent of the Andes with soft fur and large ears.
Syn. -- chinchilla rat, rat chinchilla [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Sp. brocado (cf. It. broccato, F. brocart), fr. LL. brocare *prick, to figure (textile fabrics), to emboss (linen), to stitch. See Broach. ] Silk stuff, woven with gold and silver threads, or ornamented with raised flowers, foliage, etc.; -- also applied to other stuffs thus wrought and enriched. [ 1913 Webster ]

A gala suit of faded brocade. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Woven or worked, as brocade, with gold and silver, or with raised flowers, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Brocaded flowers o'er the gay mantua shine. Gay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Dressed in brocade. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Brokkerage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Perh. fr. Brocardica, Brocardicorum opus, a collection of ecclesiastical canons by Burkhard, Bishop of Worms, called, by the Italians and French, Brocard. ] An elementary principle or maximum; a short, proverbial rule, in law, ethics, or metaphysics. [ 1913 Webster ]

The legal brocard, “Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus, ” is a rule not more applicable to other witness than to consciousness. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. brocatelle, fr. It. brocatello: cf. Sp. brocatel. See Brocade. ] 1. A kind of coarse brocade, or figured fabric, used chiefly for tapestry, linings for carriages, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A marble, clouded and veined with white, gray, yellow, and red, in which the yellow usually prevails. It is also called Siena marble, from its locality. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Brocatel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. broccoli, pl. of broccolo sprout, cabbage sprout, dim. of brocco splinter. See Broach, n. ] (Bot.) A plant of the Cabbage species (Brassica oleracea) of many varieties, resembling the cauliflower. The “curd, ” or flowering head, is the part used for food. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Brochant de Villiers, a French mineralogist. ] (Min.) A basic sulphate of copper, occurring in emerald-green crystals. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ F. ] 1. Woven with a figure; as, broché goods. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Stitched; -- said of a book with no cover or only a paper one. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ F. ] See Broach, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., dim. of broche. See Broach, n. ] (Cookery) A small spit or skewer. [ 1913 Webster ]

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En bro`chette" ety>[F.], on a brochette; skewered. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

‖n. [ F., fr. brocher to stitch. See Broach, v. t. ] A printed and stitched book containing only a few leaves; a pamphlet; a single sheet folded to make four pages. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ AS. broc, fr. W. broch; akin to Ir. & Gael. broc, Corn. & Armor. broch; cf. Ir. & Gael. breac speckled. ] (Zool.) A badger. [ 1913 Webster ]

Or with pretense of chasing thence the brock. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Brocket. ] (Zool.) A brocket. Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or . [ Trans. of G. Brockengespenst. ] A mountain specter (which see), esp. that observed on the Brocken, in the Harz Mountains. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ OE. broket, F. broquart fallow deer a year old, fr. the same root as E. broach, meaning point (hence tine of a horn). ] 1. (Zool.) A male red deer two years old; -- sometimes called brock. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A small South American deer, of several species (Coassus superciliaris, Coassus rufus, and Coassus auritus). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Beastly; brutal. [ Obs. ] Bale. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Embrocated p. pr. & vb. n. Embrocating. ] [ NL. embrocatus, p. p. of embrocare; cf. Gr. &unr_; lotion, fomentation, fr. &unr_; to foment; &unr_; in + &unr_; to wet. ] (Med.) To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. embrocatio: cf. F. embrocation. ] (Med.) (a) The act of moistening and rubbing a diseased part with spirit, oil, etc. (b) The liquid or lotion with which an affected part is rubbed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. fibra a fiber + E. cartilage. ] (Anat.) A kind of cartilage with a fibrous matrix and approaching fibrous connective tissue in structure. -- Fi`bro*car`ti*lag"i*nous a. [1913 Webster]

a. [ L. fibra a fiber + gr. cho`ndros cartilage + 'oste`on bone. ] (Anat.) Partly fibrous, partly cartilaginous, and partly osseous. St. George Mivart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Imbrocadoes [ See Brocade. ] Cloth of silver or of gold. [ R. ]

{ ‖ }, n. [ It. imbroccata. ] A hit or thrust. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gael. piobaireachd pipe music, fr. piobair a piper, fr. pioba pipe, bagpipe, from English. See Pipe, n. ] A Highland air, suited to the particular passion which the musician would either excite or assuage; generally applied to those airs that are played on the bagpipe before the Highlanders when they go out to battle. Jamieson. [ 1913 Webster ]