Word Meanings - BROADISH - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Rather broad; moderately broad.

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• RATHER
  Prior; earlier; former. Now no man dwelleth at the rather town. Sir J. Mandeville.
• BROADSWORD
  A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore. I heard the broadsword's deadly clang. Sir W. Scott.
• BROADBILL
  A wild duck , 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.
• BROADLY
  In a broad manner.
• BROADCLOTH
  A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width ; -- so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.
• BROAD-BRIMMED
  Having a broad brim. A broad-brimmed flat silver plate. Tatler.
• BROADCAST
  1. Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused. 2. Scattering in all directions ; -- opposed to planting in hills, or rows.
• BROAD CHURCH
  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
• BROADBRIM
  1. A hat with a very broad brim, like those worn by men of the society of Friends. 2. A member of the society of Friends; a Quaker.
• BROAD-HORNED
  Having horns spreading widely.
• BROADWISE
  Breadthwise.
• BROADEN
  To grow broad; to become broader or wider. The broadening sun appears. Wordsworth.
• MODERATELY
  In a moderate manner or degree; to a moderate extent. Each nymph but moderately fair. Waller.
• BROADSEAL
  To stamp with the broad seal; to make sure; to guarantee or warrant. Thy presence broadseals our delights for pure. B. Jonson.
• BROADLEAF
  A tree of Jamaica, the wood of which is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes called the almond tree, from the shape of its fruit.
• BROADAX; BROADAXE
  1. An ancient military weapon; a battle-ax. 2. An ax with a broad edge, for hewing timber.
• BROADISH
  Rather broad; moderately broad.
• BROAD
  Characterized by breadth. See Breadth. 9. Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor. 10. Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent. Note: Broad is often used in compounds to signify wide, large, etc.;
• BROADPIECE
  An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus or Jacobus.
• BROADSPREADING
  Spreading widely.
• IMMODERATELY
  In an immoderate manner; excessively.
• ABROAD
  1. At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad. The fox roams far abroad. Prior. 2. Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode; as, to walk abroad. I went to St. James',