Bracket-saw
a handsaw for cutting curved forms.
Historical Examples
Roads of Destiny O. Henry
The Boy Craftsman A. Neely Hall
Harper’s Young People, July 5, 1881 Various
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- Bracketed
a support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice, etc. a shelf or shelves so supported. Also called square bracket. one of two marks [ or ] used in writing or printing to enclose parenthetical matter, interpolations, […]
- Bracketed-blenny
gunnel1 . any small eellike blenny of the family Pholididae (Pholidae), especially Pholis gunnellus (rock gunnel) common in shallow waters of the North Atlantic. noun any eel-like blennioid fish of the family Pholidae, occurring in coastal regions of northern seas See also butterfish noun a variant spelling of gunwale n.
- Bracketing
a series of brackets. framework for supporting a cove, cornice, plaster ceiling ornament, etc. a support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice, etc. a shelf or shelves so supported. Also called square bracket. one of two […]
- Brackett-series
a series of lines in the infrared spectrum of hydrogen.
- Brackish
slightly salt; having a salty or briny flavor. distasteful; unpleasant. Contemporary Examples Great Weekend Reads The Daily Beast March 4, 2011 Historical Examples Death Valley in ’49 William Lewis Manly An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson Pioneers in Canada Sir Harry Johnston The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in […]