brad

[ brad ]
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noun
  1. a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.

verb (used with object),brad·ded, brad·ding.
  1. to fasten with brads.

Origin of brad

1
1425–75; late Middle English brad, dialectal variant of Middle English brod(d) sprout, shoot, nail <Old Norse braddr, cognate with Old English brord spike (see braird)

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Brad
[ brad ]

noun
  1. a male given name.

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brad

/ (bræd) /


noun
  1. a small tapered nail having a small head that is either symmetrical or formed on one side only

Origin of brad

1
Old English brord point, prick; related to Old Norse broddr spike, sting, Old High German brort edge

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