Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Brad"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Brad \Brad\, n. [Cf.OE. brod, Dan. braad prick, sting, brodde
ice spur, frost nail, Sw. brodd frost nail, Icel. broddr any
pointed piece of iron or stell; akin to AS. brord point,
spire of grass, and perh. to E. bristle. See {Bristle}, n.]
A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the
top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail,
with a flat circular head; sometimes, a small, tapering,
square-bodied finishing nail, with a countersunk head.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
brad
n : a small nail
v : fasten with brads
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