brad

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.4 Anagrams 2 Old English 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Adjective 3 Romanian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Derived terms 3.3 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Variant of brod.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /bræd/

  Rhymes: -æd

[edit] Noun

brad (plural brads)

1. A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.
2. (U.S. elementary school usage, particularly kindergarten and primary grades) A paper fastener, a fastening device formed of thin, soft metal, such as shim brass, with a round head and a flat, split shank, which is spread after insertion in a hole in a stack of pages, in much the same way as a cotter pin or a split rivet.

[edit] Translations

• Bulgarian: клинец bg(bg)
• Chinese: 活页纸书钉

[edit] Derived terms

• bradawl

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: abdr
• bard
• darb
• drab

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

Proto-Germanic *braidhaz

[edit] Adjective

brād

1. broad

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

A pre-Roman substratum word, akin to Albanian bredh

[edit] Noun

brad m. (pl. brazi)

1. fir, Abies alba.
2. pine tree.
3. pine wood.

[edit] Derived terms

• brădăţel
• brădet
• brădioară
• brădiş
• brădişor
• brăduţ

[edit] References

http://fakesteve.blogspot.com/2007/08/damn-i-am-so-busted-yo.html