Brave (&unr_;), a. [Compar. Braver; superl. Bravest.] [F. brave, It. or Sp. bravo, (orig.) fierce, wild, savage, prob. from. L. barbarus. See Barbarous, and cf. Bravo.]
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1. Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.
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2. Having any sort of superiority or excellence; -- especially such as in conspicuous. [Obs. or Archaic as applied to material things.]
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Iron is a brave commodity where wood aboundeth. Bacon.
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It being a brave day, I walked to Whitehall. Pepys.
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3. Making a fine show or display. [Archaic]
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Wear my dagger with the braver grace. Shak.
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For I have gold, and therefore will be brave.
In silks I'll rattle it of every color. Robert Greene.
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Frog and lizard in holiday coats
And turtle brave in his golden spots. Emerson.
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Syn. -- Courageous; gallant; daring; valiant; valorous; bold; heroic; intrepid; fearless; dauntless; magnanimous; high-spirited; stout-hearted. See Gallant.
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Brave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Braved (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Braving.] 1. To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.
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These I can brave, but those I can not bear. Dryden.
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2. To adorn; to make fine or showy. [Obs.]
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Thou [a tailor whom Grunio was browbeating] hast braved meny men; brave not me; I'll neither be faced or braved. Shak.
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