Brad

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brad \Brad\, n. [Cf. OE. brod, Dan. braad prick, sting, brodde
     ice spur, frost nail, Sw. brodd frost nail, Icel. broddr any
     pointed piece of iron or stell; akin to AS. brord point,
     spire of grass, and perh. to E. bristle. See {Bristle}, n.]
     A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the
     top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail,


     with a flat circular head; sometimes, a small, tapering,
     square-bodied finishing nail, with a countersunk head.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  brad
       n : a small nail
       v : fasten with brads