Definition of Braves

1. Noun. (plural of brave) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of brave) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Braves

1. brave [v] - See also: brave

Lexicographical Neighbors of Braves

bravados
bravas
brave
brave new world
brave new worlds
brave out
braved
braveheart
bravely
braveness
bravenesses
braver
braveries
bravers
bravery
braves (current term)
bravest
bravi
braving
bravingly
bravings
bravissimo
bravo
bravoed
bravoes
bravoing
bravos
bravura
bravuras
bravure

Literary usage of Braves

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Mary and I: Forty Years with the Sioux by Stephen Return Riggs (1887)
"Thus the proud Dakota braves turned away. But God's truth has sharp arrows in it, and the Holy Spirit knows how to use them in piercing even Dakota hearts. ..."

2. Southern History of the War by Edward Alfred Pollard (1865)
"His " braves" Whipped by the Richmond Clerks and Artisans.—Death of the Marauder.—Revelation of his Infamous Designs. —Copy and History of " the Dahlgren ..."

3. The Chinese Repository edited by Elijah Coleman Bridgman, Samuel Wells Willaims (1849)
"With reference to the organization of the braves, it has now been resolved that each house shall furnish one out of about three men ; but that if there is ..."

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