Brazilian Orau

trable renee. Uyder All planted it around he explored the Ogowo and Kon~;<> rq;iona
forUGed place&. It is 4 aeandent t!lhrub. of Africo, and rna.d6 trenlicd ~)(-tween
Thero hro other species from tho Ea.&t or Franco and the nnt.h•ca, founding France--
West Indies or South America. Tille and !everul other Tilla~:ea. In 1886
Brazilian Ora11, a.n incorrect popular ha wns made Ool"ernor of tho French Kongo
tla.mo applied to a subitauco usecl In the and O:tboon colonica, which he had thus
manufacture of a very cheap ICind of hats, secur\"d. Drn.zzorillc on the Kongo river ia
known R8 Jlrar.ili11n gra81 hntt, and a lso as named after him.
chip hnts.. It consiitl of Jtrips of tho Brtach, the aperture or punge made In
Jean'S of a palm, c.Ptamcrropt orgentea, the wall of any fortifled place bY the ord·
which aro imporW into Great Britain for nance of the besieger" for tll~ pur-po!O of
this manufacture. and chiefly from Cuba.. e.nttr1n,g the fortr~~ Dreacl1in!.t batteries,
-Brazil Nuta, tho t~eods of a Draz-ilian are batteriC8 of heavy guns Jntended to
treo - tho b~th.ollctia u~l&o. It belongs make A hrcnch.
to tho order lccylhidO-occrt. Tho nut1 or Breach, in In'"• nn: l"lollltlon of a l11w,
teeda aro IBrgely exported from Para, or the non·pcrfonnanro of a duty impoJ.Od
whence they a re sometimes talled Pa ra bv law. Dreachcs nro of \"!lriou& kinds :
nutt. They aTo edible, bc"idea wbleh they . '1. Druch of (')os.e, i. c., of what is in·
yield on prcMnre an oil uaed by wntch· dos.od in fact or in the cyo-of tho la.w. Tho
maken and artists. entry into another man's lnnd. (Black·
Brazil Tea, a tree- the mate ( itc:z: para· etone's 11 CommculAric&," bk. iii.1 ch. xii.)
puoyeMi3), t he leaves of which are u st.-d in 2. Dreach of COYCIUlnt.- Tbo violation of
South An1erica as a eub!tituto for Chin~ a written ngrecment. (Dla.ckatouo'e •• Com·
or India tea. Dlentarl••·" bk. iii., cb. ix.)
Brazil Wood. a kind of wood u!!cd for 3. BrtAcb of duty.- VioluUon of the dutr
dyaing, and exttniiYely imported from tbe incumbent ur~n one rightly to dhtch&.rgf!
w ..t Indies, Brazil, and OUler tropical tbe luneliOM lmpo!!cd upon hlm by lhe ol•
countriu. Tho bef.t qualitiea of it are aa.Jd flee or trur;t which lte ltolcls. ( Dlackstone'r
to bo produced bl c<nalpinia ecAincJia. ""Co1nn1cnt.arie.s," bk. iii., cb. ix.}
Othet' kinds are dertved from the C. bra.rili· f . Breach of U1e peace.- Offenses agatne~
eMil and c. crista. The former hu t imbet' the public. invol\'lng )lCf'SOilal \'lolation or
which is elastic, tough and dun.ble, and the peace, or incitement. or l)rO\'O<:ation to
which takee a fine polish. I t It of a fine others to do so. ( nta.ckGtone's " Commen·
orango color, l ull ol rcoln, and yleldo by tarl.,," bk. iv., eh. xi.}
tnfu1ion a fine, full tincture. lS. Br(>!lcb of pound.- Tha act of break,ng
into a pound, or any ahnilar ])1aee_. to rescue
Brazlnr. the act ol soldering together tho one's catt1o or other propcrt;r there inclosed.
eurfacea ol iron. corper, brass, etc., with ( Blaekstono'a -' Commentanes/' bk. iii., ch.
an alloy comwsed o brua and dnc, aomo· lx.)
timca with the addition of a littlo tin or 6. Breach of prison.- ESt-A po of n pris·
a.ilvcr. The aurfuce to be united muat btl oner from prison by brtaking tho building,
rendered pcrlcoUy clean and bright. The or in any other way. ( Blaekstone'& "Com·
alloy, in granular fonn, is US'l.Ullly \vetted mentaries," bk. iv., cb. x.)
with ground borax· and water, dried, the 7. Bre•ch of proml ...- (a) Gencral.-
pieces flaced in contact and e1:posr-d to tho Vfola tion of onr.'R pledged word, especially
beat o a dcar forge fire~ co.uaing tho aoldtr if tho promisa bo Wf'ittcn down. (b) Spe--
to ftow betw..., them. Thio may bo wairted cial.- Breach of promise of marriage. An
by tho u.oe of a soldor ing iron. action lies fot' it on the part of eith~ r man
Brazos, a large river of tho United or womnn, though, as a rule, onlv the lat·
States, In Teno. riolng In the N. W. part tor l• believed to bo substantinlfy Injured
of the State, and Oowing Into tho GuJr of or desene damages.
~lo.dco, after a cour.. of 900 mil .. , 40 8. llrench of tnu;t.- TlaA ,·iolatlon of
miles W. S. W. of Galv.. ton. During the ono·~ duty ns trust~. or anyt hing similar.
rainy 8ea80n, from February to May in·
tluolve. It Is navigable by oteamboate for Bread. In the e:lTlietit antiquity we find
about 300 miles. tho flou r or meal of grain w;ed as food.
1'he inoon\·enicnco attending the uJe of U1o
B razza (brat'sa), an bland In the Adri .. grain in its natural state, and perhups tba
atlc, part of Dalmatia., 24 miles long and nl·cidentnl obien·ntion that when bruised
from 6 to 1 broad, mountainous and we11 and softeol.'d In water it formed a paste,
almond, a11k, etc. Pop. about. 20,000. I
wooded. It produces good wines and oil, and when dried again a more compact,
mealy sub!;tance, led by degrees to the a r-
Brana. Pierre Savorgnen de, n. }"rcnch tltlci:tl prepnraUon of bread. Ea.~ aa it
explorer, born on boa.rd ahiJ', off Rio de i ~ms, it must ha\'e been a long hme be-
Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 26, 185... ; entered tho j fore it. was complele1y su~sful. 'fh6 grain
French navy in lSiO. During 187G-18i8 wao no doubl ftnl brui&ed belw~n atooeo,

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