brad
noun
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
brads
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pluralof brad.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Paper bag, plush, and recently she started making flat ones out of cardboard that have joints made out of metal brads giving them some mobility.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 10, 2016
An insurance adjuster allowed the claim, but the company discovered that smart Gerald Bodine had mulcted insurance firms ten times for gulping nails, brads, tacks, pins, et al.
From Time Magazine Archive
I had been promoted from gluing on the bristles to fastening the wooden halves of a brush together with brads.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
It is run over a carding wheel, or a large metal cylinder covered with small brads, which mix all the mohair and kemp.
From Practical Angora Goat Raising by
A straight awl with chisel edge, used to make holes for brads, etc.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
