breast, in a, IV, 11, 12, 13: in one voice (all at once, p. 13, 4). in a breast, Scottish, sometimes=abreast, side by side.
breast, v., II, 299, 22, breast a steed: mount, by bringing the breast to it.
breast-mills, II, 403, 15: mills operated by a breast-wheel.
breastplate, II, 380, 15; 383, 14; 385, 4, etc.; IV, 486, 6, etc.: some part of a woman’s attire, said here to be of steel instead of gold. Possibly a stomacher. “Curet, breastplate, or stomager.” Huloet, 1552. “Torace, also a placket, a stomacher, or brest plate for the body.” Florio. At II, 381, 10, we have bracelets, which would be a plausible emendation for breastplate, did not the latter occur quite a dozen times.
breast-wine, II, 338, T 7: milk (Irish ballad).
breathed, II, 47, unto, 21, on, 22: does not seem to be the right word. Possibly breved, gave information to (but the word is antique for the text, and on in 22 would not suit).
brecham, III, 480, 9: 492, 4; brechen, III, 491, 6: a straw collar for a horse, also a pack-saddle made of straw, so more probably here, carts not being used.
brechan, brichan, IV, 157, 7, 12, 14, 18, 19: (Gael. breacan) plaid.
brechen. See brecham.
breckan, -en, -in. See bracken.