bristols
Breasts.
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Britain and Ireland
He was also called the Old Chevalier, and on the death of his father was proclaimed king by his adherents, under the title of James III. The word "Pretender" in this context has its old connotation of one who makes a baseless claim to a title, etc.
British Army
In 1808 a process of browning was introduced, but the term was common long before this, and probably referred to the colour of the stock. Bess is unexplained; but may be a counterpart to Bill (see below).
British Council
This was established in 1934 for the purpose of encouraging British cultural interests abroad, including the formation of schools, the introduction of foreign students to this country, and the projection of a knowledge of all aspects of British life and thought through the press, films, distribution of literature, exhibitions, lectures, concerts and plays. The British Council is financed by Parliament, on a Foreign Office vote.
British Isles
The English Channel, the North Sea, and the seas between Australasia and the United Kingdom are also so called.
British king
The Round Table was not peculiar to the reign of King Arthur, but was common in all the ages of chivalry.
British Museum
They represent the combat of the Centaurs and Lapitnae, and that of the Greeks and Amazons.
British rule
The phrase is modelled on the Latin Pax Romana, the peace existing between the different members of the Roman empire.
British rule in India
A preacher and un- ceasing practiser of the doctrine of non- violence, by his life of pure simplicity and his intercessory fasts— <>ften carried to the verge of death — he acquired an immense influence over Indians of all creeds and races. Gandhi was assassinated by a fanatical Hindu at the age of 78, on January 30th, 1948.
British waters
It is a case of the transference of a convenient name. Nativity, The.
britney
A beer.
brittany
A coward.
broad and shallow
Lacking depth or detail, but covering a wide range of topics
Broad Bottom Ministry
An administration formed by a coalition of parties m 1744. Pelham retained the lead; Pitt supported the Government; Bubb Doddington was treasurer of the navy. It held office till 1754.
broad brush
Describing something in general terms without details
broad in the beam
Having wide hips or a large buttocks
Broad Scotch
The vernacular of the lowlands of Scotland; very different from the enunciation of Edinburgh and from the peculiarity of the Glasgow dialect.
broad shoulders
Able to handle or cope with difficulties or responsibilities
broad strokes
Describing something in general terms without details
broad-brim
Originally applied to a Quaker only, but now used in reference to all quiet, sedate, respectable old men.
broad-cooper
A person employed by brewers to negotiate with publicans.
broad-faking
Playing at cards. Generally used to denote "work" of the three-card and kindred descriptions.
broad-fencer
A "k’rect card" seller at races.
broaden someone's horizons
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
broads
Cards. BROADSMAN, a card-sharper. See BROAD-FAKING.
broadway swell
A New York term for a great dandy, Broadway being the principal promenade in the "Empire City."
broady
Broadcloth.
broady
Cloth. Evidently a corruption of broadcloth. BROADY workers are men who go round selling vile shoddy stuff under the pretence that it is excellent material, which has been "got on the cross," i.e. stolen.
broccoli
Marijuana.
broganier
One who has a strong Irish pronunciation or accent.
brogue
A particular kind of shoe without a heel, worn in Ireland, and figuratively used to signify the Irish accent.
broken heart
Overwhelming sadness, typically due to a romantic separation
broken hearted
Overwhelmed with sorrow, typically due to a romantic separation
broken home
A family unit that has been disrupted by divorce or separation.
broken man
A person severely weakened or demoralized
Broken Music
In Elizabethan England this term meant (a) part, or concerted music ie music performed on instruments of different classes, such as the] "consorts" given in Morley's Consort Lessons (1599), which are written for the treble lute, cithern, pandora, fi.
broken record
Repeating something many times in a tedious way
broken reed
A person or thing that is unreliable or provides no support.
broken vessel
A person who is no longer useful or effective
brolly
An umbrella. Term used at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
brome’s
(Rich.) Joviall Crew; or, The Merry Beggars. Presented in a Comedie at the Cockpit, in Drury Lane, in the Year (4to) 1652.
bronx cheer
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
broomstick
A control stick of an airplane or other vehicle.
brosier
A bankrupt.—Cheshire. BROSIER-MY-DAME, school term, implying a clearing of the housekeeper’s larder of provisions, in revenge for stinginess.—Eton.
broth of a boy
An Irish term for a jolly good fellow.
brother and sister
a male and female sibling
Brother Chip
Properly a brother carpen- ter, but in its extended meaning applied to anyone of the same vocation as oneself.
Brother Jonathan
When Washington was in want of ammunition, he called a council of officers, but no practical suggestion could be offered.
brother of the blade
A soldier BUSKIN. A player. BUNG. A brewer QUILL. An author. STRING. A fiddler. WHIP. A coachman.
brother starling
One who lies with the same woman, that is, builds in the same nest.
brother-chip
Originally fellow carpenter. Almost general now as brother tradesman of any kind. Also, BROTHER-WHIP, a fellow coachman; and BROTHER-BLADE, of the same occupation or calling—originally a fellow-soldier.
brother-smut
A term of familiarity. "Ditto, BROTHER SMUT," tu quoque.
brotherman
A man.
brought up on the bottle
Said of a baby which is artificially fed instead of being nursed at the breast.
broughtonian
A boxer: a disciple of Broughton, who was a beef-eater, and once the best boxer of his day.
brown
A halfpenny.—See BLUNT.
brown and serve
partially cooked, to be finished by the user
brown as a berry
Very brown.
brown bag
to eat lunch at work
brown bess
A soldier's firelock. To hug brown Bess; to carry a firelock, or serve as a private soldier.
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