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brad
[ brad ]
/ brĂŠd /
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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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Origin of brad
1425â75; 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)
Words nearby brad
braconid, bract, bracteate, bracteolate, bracteole, brad, bradawl, Bradbury, bradded, Braddock, Braddock Hills
Other definitions for brad (2 of 2)
Brad
[ brad ]
/ brĂŠd /
noun
a male given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for brad
brad
/ (brĂŠd) /
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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