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- English Word Broad Definition A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
- English Word Broad Church Definition A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been applied to other bodies of men holding liberal or comprehensive views of Christian doctrine and fellowship.
- English Word Broad gauge Definition A wider distance between the rails than the "standard" gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See Gauge.
- English Word Broad seal Definition The great seal of England; the public seal of a country or state.
- English Word Broad-brimmed Definition Having a broad brim.
- English Word Broad-horned Definition Having horns spreading widely.
- English Word Broad-leafed Definition Having broad, or relatively broad, leaves.
- English Word Broad-leaved Definition Alt. of Broad-leafed
- English Word Broadax Broadaxe Definition An ancient military weapon; a battle-ax.
- English Word Broadax Broadaxe Definition An ax with a broad edge, for hewing timber.
- English Word Broadbill Definition A wild duck (Aythya, / Fuligula, marila), which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the United States, in autumn; -- called also bluebill, blackhead, raft duck, and scaup duck. See Scaup duck.
- English Word Broadbill Definition The shoveler. See Shoveler.
- English Word Broadbrim Definition A hat with a very broad brim, like those worn by men of the society of Friends.
- English Word Broadbrim Definition A member of the society of Friends; a Quaker.
- English Word Broadcast Definition A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing.
- English Word Broadcast Definition Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused.
- English Word Broadcast Definition Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); -- opposed to planting in hills, or rows.
- English Word Broadcast Definition So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press.
- English Word Broadcloth Definition A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); -- so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.
- English Word Broaden Definition To grow broad; to become broader or wider.
- English Word Broaden Definition To make broad or broader; to render more broad or comprehensive.
- English Word Broadened Definition of Broaden
- English Word Broadening Definition of Broaden
- English Word Broadish Definition Rather broad; moderately broad.
- English Word Broadleaf Definition A tree (Terminalia latifolia) of Jamaica, the wood of which is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes called the almond tree, from the shape of its fruit.
- English Word Broadly Definition In a broad manner.
- English Word Broadmouth Definition One of the Eurylaimidae, a family of East Indian passerine birds.
- English Word Broadness Definition The condition or quality of being broad; breadth; coarseness; grossness.
- English Word Broadpiece Definition An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus or Jacobus.
- English Word Broadseal Definition To stamp with the broad seal; to make sure; to guarantee or warrant.