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Brize
(gcide) | Brize \Brize\ (br[imac]z), n.
The breeze fly. See Breeze. --Shak.
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brize
(gcide) | Breeze \Breeze\, Breeze fly \Breeze" fly`\, n. [OE. brese, AS.
bri['o]sa; perh. akin to OHG. brimissa, G. breme, bremse, D.
brems, which are akin to G. brummen to growl, buzz, grumble,
L. fremere to murmur; cf. G. brausen, Sw. brusa, Dan. bruse,
to roar, rush.] (Zool.)
A fly of various species, of the family Tabanid[ae], noted
for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking
their blood; -- called also horsefly, and gadfly. They
are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects. The
name is also given to different species of botflies. [Written
also breese and brize.]
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equilibrize
(encz) | equilibrize, v: |
Brize
(gcide) | Brize \Brize\ (br[imac]z), n.
The breeze fly. See Breeze. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Breeze \Breeze\, Breeze fly \Breeze" fly`\, n. [OE. brese, AS.
bri['o]sa; perh. akin to OHG. brimissa, G. breme, bremse, D.
brems, which are akin to G. brummen to growl, buzz, grumble,
L. fremere to murmur; cf. G. brausen, Sw. brusa, Dan. bruse,
to roar, rush.] (Zool.)
A fly of various species, of the family Tabanid[ae], noted
for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking
their blood; -- called also horsefly, and gadfly. They
are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects. The
name is also given to different species of botflies. [Written
also breese and brize.]
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equilibrize
(wn) | equilibrize
v 1: bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work
and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" [syn:
balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise]
[ant: unbalance] |
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