Broadbill
(Broad"bill`) n.
1. (Zoöl.) A wild duck (Aythya, or Fuligula, marila), which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast
of the United States, in autumn; — called also bluebill, blackhead, raft duck, and scaup duck. See
Scaup duck.
2. (Zoöl.) The shoveler. See Shoveler.
Broadbrim
(Broad"brim`) n.
1. A hat with a very broad brim, like those worn by men of the society of Friends.
2. A member of the society of Friends; a Quaker. [Sportive]
Broad-brimmed
(Broad"-brimmed`) a. Having a broad brim.
A broad-brimmed flat silver plate.
Tatler.
Broadcast
(Broad"cast`) n. (Agric.) A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in
sowing.
Broadcast
(Broad"cast`), a.
1. Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused.
2. Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); — opposed to planting in hills, or rows.
Broadcast
(Broad"cast`), adv. So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely,
as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press.
Broad Church
(Broad" Church`) (Eccl.) A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who
claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the High Church
party and the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been applied to other bodies of men
holding liberal or comprehensive views of Christian doctrine and fellowship.
Side by side with these various shades of High and Low Church, another party of a different character
has always existed in the Church of England. It is called by different names: Moderate, Catholic, or Broad
Church, by its friends; Latitudinarian or Indifferent, by its enemies. Its distinctive character is the desire of
comprehension. Its watch words are charity and toleration.
Conybeare.
Broadcloth
(Broad"cloth) n. A fine smooth- faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double
width (i.e., a yard and a half); — so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.
Broaden
(Broad"en) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Broadened ; p. pr. & vb. n. Broadening ] [From Broad, a.]
To grow broad; to become broader or wider.
The broadening sun appears.
Wordsworth.
Broaden
(Broad"en), v. t. To make broad or broader; to render more broad or comprehensive.
Broad gauge
(Broad" gauge`) (Railroad) A wider distance between the rails than the "standard" gauge of
four feet eight inches and a half. See Gauge.
