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Webster 1913 Edition

Brave

Brave

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Braver
;
sup
erl.
Bravest
.]
[F.
brave
, It. or Sp.
bravo
, (orig.) fierce, wild, savage, prob. from. L.
barbarus
. See
Barbarous
, and cf.
Bravo
.]
1.
Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; – opposed to
cowardly
;
as, a
brave
man; a
brave
act
.
2.
Having any sort of superiority or excellence; – especially such as in conspicuous.
[Obs. or Archaic as applied to material things.]
Iron is a
brave
commodity where wood aboundeth.
Bacon.
It being a
brave
day, I walked to Whitehall.
Pepys.
3.
Making a fine show or display.
[Archaic]
Wear my dagger with the
braver
grace.
Shakespeare
For I have gold, and therefore will be
brave
.
In silks I’ll rattle it of every color.
Robert Greene.
Frog and lizard in holiday coats
And turtle
brave
in his golden spots.
Emerson.
Syn. – Courageous; gallant; daring; valiant; valorous; bold; heroic; intrepid; fearless; dauntless; magnanimous; high-spirited; stout-hearted. See
Gallant
.

Brave

,
Noun.
1.
A brave person; one who is daring.
The star-spangled banner, O,long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the
brave
.
F. S. Key.
2.
Specifically, an Indian warrior.
3.
A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
Hot
braves
like thee may fight.
Dryden.
4.
A challenge; a defiance; bravado.
[Obs.]
Demetrius, thou dost overween in all;
And so in this, to bear me down with
braves
.
Shakespeare

Brave

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Braved
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Braving
.]
1.
To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.
These I can
brave
, but those I can not bear.
Dryden.
2.
To adorn; to make fine or showy.
[Obs.]
Thou [a tailor whom Grunio was browbeating] hast
braved
meny men; brave not me; I'll neither be faced or braved.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Brave

BRAVE

,
Adj.
1.
Courageous; bold; daring; intrepid; fearless of danger; as a brave warrior. It usually unites the sense of courage with generosity and dignity of mind; qualities often united.
The brave man will not deliberately do an injury to his fellow man.
2.
Gallant; lofty; graceful; having a noble mien.
3.
Magnificent; grand; as a brave place.
4.
Excellent; noble; dignified. But in modern usage, it has nearly lost its application to things.
5.
Gaudy; showy in dress.

BRAVE

,
Noun.
A hector; a man daring beyond discretion or decency.
Hot braves like these may fight.
1.
A boast; a challenge; a defiance.

BRAVE

,
Verb.
T.
To defy; to challenge; to encounter with courage and fortitude, or without being moved; to set at defiance.
The ills of love I can brave.
The rock that braves the tempest.
1.
To carry a boasting appearance of; as, to brave that which they believe not.

Definition 2024

bravé

bravé

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French

Verb

bravé m ‎(feminine singular bravée, masculine plural bravés, feminine plural bravées)

  1. past participle of braver

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