BRACTLET
Bract"let, n. Etym: [Bract + -let] (Bot.)
Defn: A bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that support several flowers. Gray.
BRAD Brad, n. Etym: [Cf.OE. brod, Dan. braad prick, sting, brodde ice spur, frost nail, Sw. brodd frost nail, Icel. broddr any pointed piece of iron or stell; akin to AS. brord point, spire of grass, and perh. to E. bristle. See Bristle, n.]
Defn: A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail, with a flat circular head; sometimes, a small, tapering, square-bodied finishing nail, with a countersunk head.
BRAD AWL
Brad" awl`.
Defn: A straight awl with chisel edge, used to make holes for brads, etc. Weale.
BRADOON
Bra*doon", n.
Defn: Same as Bridoon.
BRAE
Brae, n. Etym: [See Bray a hill.]
Defn: A hillside; a slope; a bank; a hill. [Scot.] Burns.