braca
ae, f (very rare), and brācae (bracc-), ārum, f trowsers, breeches (of the Gauls, etc.), O., Pr., Ta., Iu.

bracatus
adj. bracae, wearing breeches: nationes: bracatorum pueri, boys from Gaul, Iu.: bracatae cognationis dedecus, even to barbarian kindred.

bracchiolum
ī, n dim, a small arm, delicate arm: teres puellulae, Ct.

bracchium
ī, n, βραχίων, the forearm, lower arm: bracchia et lacerti, O.: (feminae) nudae bracchia et lacertos, Ta.
In gen., the arm: bracchium fregisse: diu iactato bracchio scutum emittere, Cs.: collo dare bracchia circum, V.: bracchia Cervici dabat, H.: Bracchia ad superas extulit auras, V.: iuventus horrida bracchiis, H.: matri bracchia tendere, O.: tendens ad caelum bracchia, O.: diversa bracchia ducens, i. e. separating widely, V.
Prov.: dirigere bracchia contra Torrentem, to swim against the current, Iu.
Of gesture: extento bracchio.
Of the Cyclopes at work: bracchia tollunt In numerum, keeping time, V.
Fig.: aliquid levi bracchio agere, to do negligently: me molli bracchio obiurgas, gently: Praebuerim sceleri bracchia nostra tuo, lend a hand, O.
Meton., of animals, the claws of crawfish, O.
The claws of the constellations Scorpio and Cancer, V., O.
Of trees, the branches: in ramos bracchia crescunt, O.
Of the vine, V.
An arm of the sea: nec bracchia porrexerat Amphitrite, O.
A ship's yard: iubet intendi bracchia velis, V.
A leg (of a pair of dividers): duo ferrea bracchia, O.
In fortifications, an outwork: bracchio obiecto, L.: muro bracchium iniunxerat, a line of communication, L.: bracchiis duobis Piraeum Athenis iungere, walls, L.

bractea
ae, f metallic foil, goldleaf: tenuis, O.: crepitabat bractea vento, the golden leaves, V.

bracteola
ae, f dim. bractea, gold-leaf, a film of gold, Iu.

brassica
ae, f cabbage, Pr.

brattea
see bractea.

brevi
adv. abl. of 1 brevis, in a little while, in a short time, soon: brevi postea, soon after: brevi post, L.: uti equos brevi moderari consuerint, soon, Cs.: fama brevi divolgatur, S.: tam brevi rem crevisse, L.: cunctatus brevi, after a little delay, O.
Briefly, in few words: id percurram brevi: definire: respondere litteris.

breviloquens
entis, adj. brevis+loquor, brief, sparing of words.

brevis
e, adj. with comp. and sup. BREG-.
In space, short: via, V.: brevior via, N.: cursus brevissimus, V.: brevius iter, O.: tam brevis aqua, so narrow a stream, O.: scopulus, small, O.: brevibus Gyaris, Iu.
Of stature, short, small, low: iudex brevior quam testis: (puella) longa brevisque, O.
Of height: ut pleraque Alpium, sicut breviora, ita adrectiora sunt, lower, L.
Of depth, shallow: vada, V.: puteus, Iu.
Plur n. as subst, shallow places, shallows, shoals: Eurus In brevia urget, V.
Of the line of a circle: ubi circulus spatio brevissimus ambit, makes the shortest path, O.
Fig., of life: vitae curriculum: vitae brevis cursus: fila vitae breviora, O.
Little, small: brevibus implicata viperis, H.: caput, H.: alvus, V.: folia breviora, H.: census, H.: sigillum, O.
As subst n.: scis In breve te cogi, i. e. to be rolled up closely (of a book), H.
Meton., of time, short, brief, little, short-lived: tempus: brevissimum tempus, L.: anni, H.: occasio, T.: omnia brevia tolerabilia esse debent: vitae summa brevis (gen.), H.: littera, a short vowel: syllaba, a short syllable, H.: dactylus, qui est e longā et duabus brevibus: aut omnia breviora aliquanto fuere, aut, etc., occupied a shorter time, L.: flores rosae, short-lived, H.: cena, frugal, H.: ira furor brevis est, H.
Of discourse, short, brief, concise: narratio: Crassi oratio: quam brevia responsu!: cum se breves putent esse, brief: brevis esse laboro, Obscurus fio, H.: breve facere, to be brief: in breve coactae causae, L.: tam in brevi spatio, in so short time, T.: brevi spatio, a little while, S.: spatio brevi, H.: brevi tempore ad nihilum venire, in a little while.

brevitas
ātis, f 1 brevis.
Of space, shortness: brevitas nostra, small stature, Cs.: spati, Cs.
Meton., of time, shortness, brevity: diei, i. e. the short days: temporis: vitae: in eādem brevitate quā bestiolae reperiemur.
Of discourse, brevity, conciseness: orationis: tanta in dicendo: Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, H.: brevitatis causā.
Of pronunciation: pedum, syllabarum: brevitates in sonis.

breviter
adv. with comp. and sup. 1 brevis, shortly; hence, of style, briefly, in brief, in few words, concisely, summarily: multa breviter dicta: rem breviter cognoscite: respondere: disserere, S.: adfari, V.: brevius dicere (opp. pluribus verbis): omnia Pacuvio breviter dabit (in a few words), Iu.: agam quam brevissume potero.
Of pronunciation: ‘in’ breviter dicitur, is pronounced short.

Briseis
idos, f a daughter of Brises, i. e. Hippodamia, H.

Britannicus
adj., Britannic, British: aestus, the British Channel: lingua, Ta.: balaena, Iu.

Britannus
adj., of Britain: causidici, Iu.: esseda, Pr.

Bromius
ī, m, Βρόμιος, a surname of Bacchus, O.

bruma
ae, f for *brevuma, sup. of brevis, the shortest day in the year, the winter solstice: ante brumam, T.: solstitiae brumaeque, the winter time, winter: iners, H.: sub extremum brumae imbrem, the last rain of winter, V.: per brumam, H.: brumae tempore, Iu.: hibernae frigora brumae, Tb.: hibernae tempora brumae, Pr.

brumalis
e, adj. bruma, of the winter solstice: dies: signum, i. e. Capricorn.
Wintry, of winter: tempus: horae, O.: frigus, V.

brutus
adj. 2 GAR-, heavy, inert, immovable: tellus, H.
Dull, insensible, irrational, Her.