$H Brabeum or Brabium or Bravium.
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Gr. ($D"$,Ã@<[=3Dbrabeion], from=
$D"$,×H[=3Dbrabeus], judge=
). Three
terms denoting the prize assigned to the victor in the public games.(1883=
m1) |
$H Braccae or Bracae or Bragae (Celtic = breac). Costume
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Trousers worn principally by barbarous nations, such=
as
the Amazons, Gauls, Persians, and Scythians. Anaxyrides was the name given to close‑fitting trousers=
, braccae laxae to wider pantaloon=
s,
such as those worn by the
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$H Brace. Architecture
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(Arch.) A piece of timber either straight or curved, use=
d in
roofs to keep the purlins, tie‑beams, &=
amp;c.
in their proper positions. ILLUS. brace(1891a1)
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$H Braced or Brazed. Herald= ry
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Her. Interlaced, as in the illustration of the arms =
of
Cosmo, the founder of the Medici family. (Fig. 100.) (See also the
illustration to FRET.) Fig. 100. Three diamond rings interlaced.(1883m1)
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$H Bracelet. Architecture; Costume
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(1) (Arch.) A system of ornament employed on the shaft of
columns, the purpose of which is to break the line of flutings in the anc=
ient
orders. At the Renaissance the br=
acelet
came once more into use. In Gothic architecture the bracelets which serve=
to
connect the columns with the horizontal mouldings, decorating the adjacent
surfaces, are often called armlets. ILLUS. bracele1(1891a1)
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(2) An
ornament which has been worn upon the wrist in all ages and in all countr=
ies.
It was generally made of gold or silver and was often enriched with preci=
ous
stones. It not unfrequently takes the form of a serpent. ILLUS. bracele2(1891a1)
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Bracelets were, among the ancients, a symbol of marriage. (See ARMILLA.)(1883m1) |
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Bracelets. (See PERISCELIS) =3D [Periscelis is an anklet worn by
Oriental, Greek and Roman women.](1883m1) |
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$H Brachiale. Roman
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R. (brachium, the arm). An armlet, or =
piece
of defensive armour covering the brachium or forearm. It was worn=
by
gladiators in the circus. Some beautifully ornamented specimens were found
among the excavations at Pompeii.(1883m1) |
$H Brachycephalic. "Short-headed."
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A term used by modern anthropologists to
describe a species of skull in which the length is inferior to the breadt=
h.
(1876c1) |
$H Braconniere.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Old English
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O.E. A skirt of armour= , worn hanging from the breast and back plates; 16th century.(1883m1) |
$H Bractea or Brattea. Roman
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R. Leaves of metal, especially of gold, beaten out.(1883m1) |
$H
Bracket.=
Architecture
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Brackets, Arch., in mediaeval architecture, are us= ually called Corbels. (See Fig. 5.)(1883m1) |
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Bracket. A small support of wood, iron, or other materia=
l,
sometimes richly carved, projecting from a wall, and serving to hold lamp=
s,
clocks, statues and other ornaments. [Corbel.] ILLUS. bracket(1891a1)
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$H Braga (See BRACCAE.) (1883m1)
$H Bragamas. Old English
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O.E. (See BRAQUEMARD.) "Un grant coust=
el,
que l'en dit bragamas;" 14th cent.(1883m1) |
$H Braggers. Old English
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O.E. An obsolete term for timber BRACKETS.(1883m1)= |
$H Bragi.
|
In Scandinavian mythology the god of Orato=
ry
and Poetry. (1876c1) |
$H Brahaspati. Hindu
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In Hindu mythology the name of the planet
Jupiter and one of the Vedic deities. (1876c1) |
$H Brahma.
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In Hindu mythology a beneficent and great
deity, from out of whose body all human and divine souls emanated by a
process of volition, and to whom they must finally return. Every sect of
Hinduism has its particular views of the nature and attributes of this
supreme divinity, who is also adored by the
Buddhists under another theory. (1876c1) |
$H Brahmadicas. Hindu
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In Hindu mythology the nine companions of
Brahma. They were the earliest patriarchs. (1876c1) |
$H Brahme.=
Hindu
|
In Hindu philosophy the abstract principle=
of
deity and entity as an eternal impersonality. (1876c1) |
$H Brahmin.
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The highest caste in the Hindu system, cre=
ated
from the head of the deity Brahma. (1876c1) |
$H Brake. Old English
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O.E. A quern or handmill.(1883m1) |
$H Bramapatnam. Hindu
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The dwelling of the great Hindu divinity
Brahma, on the summit of |
$H Brand.
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A.S. A torch; hence,=
from
its shining appearance, a sword. (Meyrick.)(1883m1) |
$H Brandrate. Old English
|
O.E. An iron tripod fixed over the fire, on which = to set a pot or kettle.(1883m1) |
$H Braquemard. Old English
|
O.E. A kind of sabre &= #8209; "un grant coustel d= 'Alemaigne, nommé braquemart<= /span>;" 14th century.(1883m1) |
$H
Brass.
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A very ductile alloy of copper and zinc, to which is
sometimes added a small quantity of tin, lead, or iron.(1891a1) |
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Gen. An alloy made b=
y mixing
copper with tin, or else with zinc or silver. Another name for it is BRON=
ZE
(q.v.). Corinthian brass is very celebrated, but little is known of its
composition even at the present day. Mosaic gold, pinchbeck, prince's met=
al,
&c., are varieties of brass differing in the proportions of the
ingredients. Brass beaten into very thin leaves is called Dutch
Metal.(1883m1) |
$H Brassart or Brassard= .
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Brassart. Plate armour for the arm. (Fig. 101.) Fig. 1=
01.
Brassart.(1883m1)
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Brassard. That portion of plate armour which protects the
arm from the shoulder to the wrist. It consisted of two parts which were
joined at the elbow. ILLUS. brassard(1891a1)
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$H
Brasses, Monumental.
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Brasses. Engraved me=
tal
plates inlaid in the pavements or walls of churches as monuments. The
material was called cullen
(or |
|
Brasses, Monumental. A form of sepulchral monument, consisting a plate of engraved brass, or latten, as the alloy was called,
representing the personage whose death it commemorates. Those found in
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$H Brathu.=
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In Phenician
mythology one of the early giants, children of Phos<=
/span>
and his brethren, after whom |
$H Brattach.
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Celtic. A standard; literally, a cloth.(1883m1) |
$H Braunshid. Old English
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O.E. Branched.(1883m1) |
$H
Brazier.=
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A flat shallow vessel of metal, standing upon four legs,=
in
which wood. &c., was burnt for the heating=
of
rooms. Braziers were commonly in use among the Greeks and Romans, and als=
o in
the Middle Ages.(1891a1) |
$H
Breach.<=
span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>
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An opening, generally irregular, made in a wall.(1891a1)=
|
$H
Breadth.=
Painting
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Breadth "in pai=
nting is
a term which denotes largeness, space, vastness," &c. (Consult J=
. B.
Pyne "On
the Nomenclature of Pictorial Art," Art Union, 1843.)(1883m1) |
|
(Paint.) In painting the quality of grandeur or largenes=
s is
termed breadth. This quality =
is not
limited by the size of the picture, and is often found in the smallest
canvases, nor does it depend on finish. It is to be obtained by skilful
colouring and light and shade.(1891a1) |
$H
Breast‑high.
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The balustrade of a window‑sill, when it is of ave=
rage
height, is said to be breast̴=
9;high.
It may be rather less than four feet, but it is never more.(1891a1) |
$H
Breast‑plate.
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A term applied among the Romans to that part of the armo=
ur
which protected the breast. The high‑priests of the Jews wore a bre=
ast‑plate
consisting of an embroidered square decorated with twelve precious
stones.(1891a1) |
$H Breccia.
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It. A conglomerate used by the ancients in archite= cture and sculpture.(1883m1) |
$H Breeches. Costume
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Breeches (breac C=
eltic, braccae=
Lat.).
The word breeches in its present acceptance was first
used towards the end of the 16th century; previously, breeches were called
hose, upper socks, and slop. (See BOMBARDS and BRACCAE.)(1883m1) |
$H Br=
emen (See VERDITER.)=
(1883m1)
$H Bressummer. Architecture
|
(Arch.) A term applied to beams of wood or iron, which s=
pan
wide openings, and generally support a wall. In modern buildings bressummers of iron are commonly used. In some case=
s they
remain apparent, in others they are concealed in plaster ceilings. ILLUS. bres=
summ(1891a1)
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$H Bretess. Architecture
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(Arch.) A balcony of wood often attached in the 15th and
16th centuries to the facade of town halls. The term also denotes additio=
nal
galleries or fortifications of carpentry frequently used in the Middle
Ages.(1891a1) |
$H Bretessé. Heraldry
|
(Her.) A fess bend or bend sinister is said to be bretessé when it is embattled on both si=
des,
and when the projections lie opposite each other. ILLUS. bretesse=
(1891a1)
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