Defn: An injury to the flesh of animals, or to plants, fruit, etc., with a blunt or heavy instrument, or by collision with some other body; a contusion; as, a bruise on the head; bruises on fruit. From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises. Isa. i. 6.
BRUISER
Bruis"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, bruises.
2. A boxer; a pugilist. R. Browning. Like a new bruiser on Broughtonic aand, Amid the lists our hero takes his stand. T. Warton.
3. A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes. Knight.
BRUISEWORT
Bruise"wort`, n.
Defn: A plant supposed to heal bruises, as the true daisy, the soapwort, and the comfrey.
BRUIT Bruit, n. Etym: [OE. bruit, brut, noise, bruit, F. bruit, fr. LL. brugitus; cf. L. rugire to roar; perh. influenced by the source of E. bray to make a harsh noise, Armor. brud bruit.]
1. Report; rumor; fame. The bruit thereof will bring you many friends. Shak.
2. [French pron. (Med.)