n. [ OE. brache a kind of scenting hound or setting dog, OF. brache, F. braque, fr. OHG. braccho, G. bracke; related to Sw. brack a dog that hunts by scent; possibly akin to E. fragrant, fr. L. fragrare to smell. ] A bitch of the hound kind. See also bratchet. Shak. [ Also spelled bratch when pronounced ] [ 1913 Webster + Century Dict. 1906 ]

A sow pig by chance sucked a brach, and when she was grown would miraculously hunt all manner of deer. Burton (Anatomy of Melancholy). [ Century Dict. 1906 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. (&unr_;) short + &unr_; a covering. ] (Zool.) A group of beetles having short elytra, as the rove beetles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as bratchet. [ Century Dict. 1906 ]

v. To scratch. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Ache or pain in the ear. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A shallow iron pan to hold glass ware while being annealed. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ ‖/mhw>, n.; pl. Huarachos /plu>. [ Amer. Sp., also guaracha, guarache, huarache, prob. of Mexican origin. ] A kind of low-heeled sandal with the upper consisting of interwoven leather strips; -- usually used in pl. [ Southern U. S. & Mex. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; under + &unr_; neck. ] (Arch.) Same as Gorgerin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Larynx + tracheal. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to both larynx and trachea; as, the laryngotracheal cartilage in the frog. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Larynx + tracheotomy. ] (Surg.) The operation of cutting into the larynx and the upper part of the trachea, -- a frequent operation for obstruction to breathing. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. arroche, corrupted fr. L. atriplex, Gr. &unr_;. Cf. Arrach. ] (Bot.) A genus (Atriplex) of herbs or low shrubs of the Goosefoot family, most of them with a mealy surface. [ 1913 Webster ]

Garden orache, a plant (Atriplex hortensis), often used as a pot herb; -- also called mountain spinach. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Surrounding the tracheæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Proto-, and Trachea. ] (Zool.) Same as Malacopoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Pro-, and Trachea. ] (Zool.) Same as Malacopoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ AS. ræcc; akin to Icel. rakki. ] (Zool.) A dog that pursued his prey by scent, as distinguished from the greyhound. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Tracheae [ NL., from L. trachia, Gr. trachei^a (sc. &unr_; windpipe), from &unr_; rough, rugged: cf. F. trachée. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Anat.) The windpipe. See Illust. of Lung. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) One of the respiratory tubes of insects and arachnids. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) One of the large cells in woody tissue which have spiral, annular, or other markings, and are connected longitudinally so as to form continuous ducts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf.F. tracheal. ] Of or pertaining to the trachea; like a trachea. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A division of Arachnida including those that breathe only by means of tracheae. It includes the mites, ticks, false scorpions, and harvestmen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Tracheal; breathing by means of tracheae. -- n. (Zool.) One of the Trachearia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) An extensive division of arthropods comprising all those which breathe by tracheae, as distinguished from Crustacea, which breathe by means of branchiae. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Breathing by means of tracheae; of or pertaining to the Tracheata. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Any arthropod having tracheae; one of the Tracheata. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A wood cell with spiral or other markings and closed throughout, as in pine wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Trachea; -itis. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the trachea, or windpipe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; neck. ] (Zool.) Any one of a tribe of beetles (Trachelides) which have the head supported on a pedicel. The oil beetles and the Cantharides are examples. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr.&unr_; neck + -pod:cf.F. trachelipode. ] (Zool.) One of the Trachelipoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Trachelipod. ] (Zool.) An extensive artificial group of gastropods comprising all those which have a spiral shell and the foot attached to the base of the neck. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having the foot united with the neck; of or pertaining to the Trachelipoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr.&unr_; + E. tranchiate. ] (Zool.) Having the gills situated upon the neck; -- said of certain mollusks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; neck + &unr_; to sew. ] (Med.) The operation of sewing up a laceration of the neck of the uterus. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. trachea + -enchyma as in E. parenchyma. ] (Bot.) A vegetable tissue consisting of tracheae. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Tracheobranchlae [ NL. See Trachea, and Branchia. ] (Zool.) One of the gill-like breathing organs of certain aquatic insect larvae. They contain tracheal tubes somewhat similar to those of other insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Pertaining both to the tracheal and bronchial tubes, or to their junction; -- said of the syrinx of certain birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; the windpipe + &unr_; a tumor: cf.F. tracheocele. ] (Med.) (a) Goiter. (b) A tumor containing air and communicating with the trachea. Morell Mackenzie. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from trachea + Gr. fonei^n to sound. ] (Zool.) A group of passerine birds having the syrinx at the lower end of the trachea. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Trachea + -scopy. ] (Med.) Examination of the interior of the trachea by means of a mirror. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Trachea + Gr. &unr_; to cut: cf.F. tracheotomie. ] (Surg.) The operation of making an opening into the windpipe. [ 1913 Webster ]