Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See brake.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun any of several small lithophytic ferns of tropical and warm temperate regions

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  • Tiny blue-green leaves of the cliff-brake, strung on slender, shining stems, contrasted their delicate grace with the ruggedness of the old cliff.

    Some Summer Days in Iowa Frederick John Lazell 1905

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