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brave(2)(dictionary)
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Pupillary(medicine)

brave(1) (iou) and Pupillary (medicine)


brave(1) (iou)



brave adjective, adverb, & noun. See also BRAW. L15.
[French from Italian bravo bold or Spanish bravo courageous, savage, from Proto-Romance from Latin barbarus BARBAROUS.]
A. adjective.
Courageous, daring; intrepid; able to face and withstand danger or pain. L15.
Milton High hopes of living to be brave men, and worthy Patriots. S. Hill It is a brave act of valour to condemn death.
Splendid; spectacular; showy; handsome. Now literary. M16.
Sir W. Scott Now might you see the tartans brave.
Of excellent quality, admirable; fine, highly pleasing. Freq. as an exclam. of approval. Now arch. & dial. L16.
brave new world [title of a satirical novel by Aldous Huxley (1932), after Shakes. Temp.] a utopia produced by technological and social advance (usu. iron.).
W. Penn Many brave Families have been ruin'd by a Gamester.
b. adverb. Bravely. poet. L16.
C. noun.
A boast, a threat; a bravado. Now rare or obsolete. L16.
A bravo, a hired bully. L16-M19.
absol. Now only as pl. The brave men; the brave people. L17.
W. Cowper Toll for the brave! The brave that are no more.
A fighting man; esp. a N. American Indian warrior. M18.
bravely adverb E16.
braveness noun (now rare) M16.

Pupillary (medicine)


pupillary


1. Of or pertaining to a pupil or ward.

2. <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the pupil of the eye.

Origin: L. Pupillaris: cf. F.pupillaire. See Pupil.

Source: Websters Dictionary