Hypertext Webster Gateway: "brash"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Brash \Brash\, n. [See {Brash} brittle.]
1. A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness.
2. Refuse boughs of trees; also, the clippings of hedges.
[Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
3. (Geol.) Broken and angular fragments of rocks underlying
alluvial deposits. --Lyell.
4. Broken fragments of ice. --Kane.
{Water brash} (Med.), an affection characterized by a
spasmodic pain or hot sensation in the stomach with a
rising of watery liquid into the mouth; pyrosis.
{Weaning brash} (Med.), a severe form of diarrhea which
sometimes attacks children just weaned.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Brash \Brash\, a. [Cf. Gael. bras or G. barsch harsh, sharp,
tart, impetuous, D. barsch, Sw. & Dan. barsk.]
Hasty in temper; impetuous. --Grose.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Brash \Brash\, a. [Cf. Amer. bresk, brusk, fragile, brittle.]
Brittle, as wood or vegetables. [Colloq., U. S.] --Bartlett.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
brash
adj 1: offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old
rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to
say" [syn: {cheeky}, {nervy}]
2: presumptuously daring; "a daredevil test pilot having the
right stuff" [syn: {daredevil}, {temerarious}]
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