Brave — Defs

01 a. Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.

1.
Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.
2.
Having any sort of superiority or excellence; -- especially such as in conspicuous.[Obs. or Archaic as applied to material things.]
“Iron is a brave commodity where wood aboundeth.” — Bacon.

“It being a brave day, I walked to Whitehall.” — Pepys.
3.
Making a fine show or display.[Archaic]
“Wear my dagger with the braver grace.” — Shak.

“For I have gold, and therefore will be brave. In silks I'll rattle it of every color.” — Robert Greene.

“Frog and lizard in holiday coats And turtle brave in his golden spots.” — Emerson.

02 n. A brave person; one who is daring.

1.
A brave person; one who is daring.
“The star-spangled banner, O,long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.” — F. S. Key.
2.
Specifically, an Indian warrior.
3.
A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
“Hot braves like thee may fight.” — Dryden.
4.
A challenge; a defiance; bravado.[Obs.]
“Demetrius, thou dost overween in all; And so in this, to bear me down with braves.” — Shak.

03 v. t. To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.

imp. & p. p. Braved; p. pr. & vb. n. Braving

1.
To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.
“These I can brave, but those I can not bear.” — Dryden.
2.
To adorn; to make fine or showy.[Obs.]
“Thou [a tailor whom Grunio was browbeating] hast braved meny men; brave not me; I'll neither be faced or braved.” — Shak.