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BRAVERIES
Noun
braveries
plural of bravery
Source: Wiktionary
BRAVERY
Brav"er*y, n. Etym: [Cf. F. braverie.]
1. The quality of being brave; fearless; intrepidity. Remember, sir, my liege, . . . The natural bravery of your isle. Shak.
2. The act of braving; defiance; bravado. [Obs.] Reform, then, without bravery or scandal of former times and persons.
3. Splendor; magnificence; showy appearance; ostentation; fine dress. With scarfs and fans and double change of bravery. Shak. Like a stately ship . . . With all her bravery on, and tackle trim. Milton.
4. A showy person; a fine gentleman; a beau. [Obs.] A man that is the bravery of his age. Beau. & Fl.
Syn.
– Courage; heroism; interpidity; gallantry; valor; fearlessness; dauntlessness; hardihood; manfulness. See Courage, and Heroism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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