brad
brad Lexical Profile
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• noun
A thin, small wire nail with a slight projection on one side instead of a full head, or with a very small barrel-shaped head, used in woodworking and finishing to leave minimal surface marks.
"The carpenter used small brass brads to secure the delicate wooden molding around the cabinet."
A small, malleable brass fastener with a round head and two flat prongs that are pushed through punched holes in paper and spread apart to bind pages together.
"Please bind the screenplay pages together with three brass brads before submitting the script."
• verb
To fasten, secure, or join materials together using brads.
"After applying wood glue along the joint, she bradded the thin trim pieces into place."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English brod ('spike, nail'), borrowed from Old Norse broddr ('point, spike'), which shares a Germanic root with the Old English word brord ('point, blade of grass').
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