Henry Thompson Russell. - Avancer , v.n. To be fast . Retarder , v.1 . To be slow .
Avancer de - minutes To be minutes fast sur by- ( another clock ) . S'arrêter , v.r.
To stop , run down . Remonter , v.a. To wind up . Mettre à l'heure . To set ( to the ...
BRILLIANT ( adj . from the French , brilliant pointing BRIOLE ( s . from tbe French
, brider , to tie ) The head Bright ... Tobrisk Bri'ghten ( v.1 . from bright ) To make brighter , to make un , To come up briskly . to thine , to make clear , to make ...
5 (of prospects) good. brightly adv. brightness n. brighten v.1 make or become brighter. 2 make or become more ... origin French brillant. brilliantine n. dated
scented oil used on men's hair to make it look glossy. brim n. 1 the projecting
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boat> I3 échouer à v+prep to fail <exam, ... V refl (+ V être) 1 <weather> to clear; l'
horizon s'éclaircit (fig) the outlook is getting brighter 2 <colour> to fade; <hair> to
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origin named after Brie in northern France. brief adj. 1 lasting a short time. ... 1 a
subdivision of an army, made up of battalions and forming part of a division. 2
informal, usu. ... 5 (of prospects) good. brightly adv. brightness n. brighten v.1
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T. FACE . v . 11 . FACTOR.S . ( fasteur , French . ] An agent for 1. To carry a false
appearance . Spealer . another ; a substitute . Sourb . 2. ... TO FACE . v . a . 1. A
house or district inhabited by traders in 1. To meet in front ' ; to oppose with con a
distant country . fidence . Dryden . 2. ... To tend from a brighter to a weaker colour
...
Sbakespeare . TO FADE . v . n . ( fade , French . ] FAILING . T. ( from fail . ]
Deficiency ; im1. To tend from greater to less vigour ; to perfection ; lapse .
Rogers . grow weak . FAILURE . S. [ from fail . ] 2. To tend from a brighter to a
weaker co 1.
The great sweep of the Coliseum , with the blue sky Provence prunes or French
plums , brigantine2 ( brig'an - tin ) , n . ... [ Verbal n . of bright and breach . en , v . ] 1. The flash of light which passes over That I should love a bright particular star ...
The great sweep of the Coliseum , with the blue sky Provence prunes French
plums . brigantine ( brig'an - tin ) , n . ... [ Verbal n . of bright- and breach . en , v . ] 1. The flash of light which passes over That I should love a bright particular star ,
the ...
Compare gay , after Gay - Lussac , a distinguished French chemGawk ' s errand .
See errandı ... Bright , brilliant , dashing . ... And fier ' d with heat of gaysome
youth did venter gawp1 ( gáp ) , v . i . ( Also gaup , a var , of gape , . . h q . v . ] 1 .
Compare gay , after Gay - Lussac , a distinguished French chemGawk's errand .
... 2 . gawllt , v . i . See gowll . 4. The noon or morning , as the brighter part Queen
rich for your defence , than your husbands poor for your gearish gayne88 .
O 9-300p il $ 6 '27 Tuttle 27-13027 v . 1 , by ... ( French's acting ed ) D 110p pa 2s
6d '31 French Little liberty ; a comedy in 1 act . ... D 89p il $ 2.50 ( 7s 6d ) '28
Oxford 29-11396 Bright , Sir Charles , 1863 - Let's help ; a coll . of good causes .
The bright someness of the Gospel was dimmed in beJer . xlvi . 4 . = Syn . 1.
Glowing , lustrous , gleaming , radiant , effulgent . coming shorn of ... 1 . tinian
rule . The nuns ( who were much the more nubrigantt ( brig'ant ) , n . Same as
brigand . bright11 ( brīt ) , v . t . ... applyde Like the sun emerging from a cloud ,
town in the department of Var , France , celeTo fight , layes forth her threatfull
pikes afore .
TO FAINT . v . n . ( faner , French . ) PADE , 6 . n . s fade , French . ) 1 . To decay ;
to wear or waste away quickly . 1 . To tend ... 1 . To tend from a brighter to a
weaker colour . 3 . To grow feeble . Ecclus . Boyle . 4 . To sink into dejection .
Milton .
( briefed , briefing ) 1 to prepare someone by giving them bridge ' / bridg / on 1 a
structure that spans a river , road , instructions in advance . ... briefing on 1 a
meeting at which instructions and playing an awkward shot.v ( bridged , bridging
) 1 to information are given , or any ... name of the area in NE France where it is
someone , bright or brighter 2 to make or become happier or made ] more
cheerful · She ...
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