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Pronunciation : Brat
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. bratt coarse garnment, AS. bratt cloak, fr. the Celtic; cf. W. brat clout, rag, Gael. brat cloak, apron, raf, Ir. brat cloak; properly then, a child's bib or clout; hence, a child.]
Definition : 1. A coarse garnment or cloak; also, coarse clothing, in general. [Obs.] Chaucer.

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

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

4. The young of an animal. [Obs.] L'Estrange.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Brat
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.

(Mining)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913