Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bravery"

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)

Bravery
(Isa. 3:18), an old English word meaning comeliness or beauty.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Bravery \Brav"er*y\, n. [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. --Bacon.

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}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

bravery
n 1: a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger of pain
without showing fear [syn: {courage}, {courageousness}]
[ant: {cowardice}]
2: feeling no fear [syn: {fearlessness}] [ant: {fear}]


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