brad
[ brad ]
/ bræd /
noun
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.
to fasten with brads.
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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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braconid, bract, bracteate, bracteolate, bracteole, brad, bradawl, bradbury, bradded, braddock, braddock hills
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Brad
[ brad ]
/ bræd /
noun
a male given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for brad
brad
/ (bræd) /
noun
a small tapered nail having a small head that is either symmetrical or formed on one side only
Word Origin for brad
Old English brord point, prick; related to Old Norse broddr spike, sting, Old High German brort edge
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