Hypertext Webster Gateway: "braw"

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

Braw \Braw\, a. [See {Brave}, a.] [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
1. Well-dressed; handsome; smart; brave; -- used of persons
or their clothing, etc.; as, a braw lad. ``A braw new
gown.'' --Burns.

2. Good; fine. ``A braw night.'' --Sir W. Scott.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

braw
adj : brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new
dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish
word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds
with gay plumage" [syn: {brave}, {gay}]


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