brad
see also: Brad
Pronunciation Noun
Brad
Pronunciation
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see also: Brad
Pronunciation Noun
brad (plural brads)
- A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.
- 1936, Djuna Barnes, Nightwood, Faber & Faber 2007, p. 5:
- Into the middle arch of each desk silver-headed brads had been hammered to form a lion, a bear, a ram, a dove, and in the midst a flaming torch.
- 1936, Djuna Barnes, Nightwood, Faber & Faber 2007, p. 5:
- (US, elementary school usage, particularly kindergarten and primary grades) A paper fastener, a fastening device formed of thin, soft metal, such as shim brass, with a round head and a flat, split shank, which is spread after insertion in a hole in a stack of pages, in much the same way as a cotter pin or a split rivet.
brad (brads, present participle bradding; past and past participle bradded)
- (transitive) To attach using a brad.
- (transitive) To upset the end of a rod inserted in a hole so as to prevent it from being pulled out, as when riveting.
Brad
Pronunciation
- IPA: /bɹæd/
- A male given name, also used as a formal given name.
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