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• brad
  brad

  noun

  a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
• Brad
  Brad

  noun

  a male given name.

brad

¹ American  

[brad] / bræd /

noun

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

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verb (used with object)

bradded, bradding

1. to fasten with brads.

Brad ² American  

[brad] / bræd /

noun

1. a male given name.

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brad British  

/ bræd /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of brad

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)

Related Words

• fastener
• latch
• pipe
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