| Brain (brain) |
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| n. | ((?)) |
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| Brain |
| [OE. brain,
brein, AS. bragen, brægen; akin to LG.
brägen, bregen, D. brein, and perh. to Gr. (?),
the upper part of head, if (?) =(?). ***radic]95.]
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The whitish mass of soft matter
(the center of the nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and
volition) which is inclosed in the cartilaginous or bony cranium of
vertebrate animals. It is simply the anterior termination of the spinal
cord, and is developed from three embryonic vesicles, whose cavities are
connected with the central canal of the cord; the cavities of the vesicles
become the central cavities, or ventricles, and the walls thicken unequally
and become the three segments, the fore-, mid-, and hind-brain.
The anterior or cephalic
ganglion in insects and other invertebrates.
The organ or seat of intellect; hence, the
understanding.
The affections; fancy; imagination.
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| Brain (brain) |
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| v. t. | ((?)) |
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| Brain |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Brained (&?]); p. pr. *** vb. n.
Braining.]
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To dash out the brains of] to kill by beating
out the brains. Hence, Fig.: To destroy; to put an end to; to
defeat.
To conceive; to understand.
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