n. [ OE. bratt coarse garnment, AS. bratt cloak, fr. the Celtic; cf. W. brat clout, rag, Gael. brat cloak, apron, rag, Ir. brat cloak; properly then, a child's bib or clout; hence, a child. ] 1. A coarse garment or cloak; also, coarse clothing, in general. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A child; an offspring; -- formerly used in a good sense, but now usually in a contemptuous sense. “This brat is none of mine.” Shak. “A beggar's brat.” Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

O Israel! O household of the Lord!
O Abraham's brats! O brood of blessed seed! Gascoigne. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The young of an animal. [ Obs. ] L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mining) A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sc. also bratchart; fr. ME. brachet, fr. OF. brachet; ML. brachetus, dim. of brache a hound. See brach. ] a kind of hound; a brach; -- applied contemptuously to a child. See also brach. [ Also spelled brachet. ] [ Century Dict. 1906 ]

The bratchet's bay
From the dark covert drove the prey. Scott, (Marmion, ii. int.). [ Century Dict. 1906 ]

To be plagued with a bratchet whelp -- Whence came ye, my fair-favoured little gossip? . Scott, (Kenilworth, II. xxi). [ Century Dict. 1906 ]

prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Slovakia. Population (2000) = 446, 600. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ G., fr. It. viola da braccio viola held on the arm. ] The tenor viola, or viola. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Brettice. ] (Mining) (a) A wall of separation in a shaft or gallery used for ventilation. (b) Planking to support a roof or wall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. See Brattice, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) Carved openwork, as of a shrine, battlement, or parapet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ German. ] a small pork sausage seasoned with spices and herbs, and usually served broiled or sauteed. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]