† counter-braven.
Obsolete. rare.
A boast, vaunt, or bravado in return.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > [noun] > a boast > boast in return
counter-brave?1611
?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xvi. 580 Nor can we..make th' enemy yield, with these our counterbraves.
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† counter-bravev.
Obsolete.
transitive. To brave or defy in return.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (transitive)] > defy > in return
counter-brave1610
1610 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes (ed. 2) 1228 Being desirous to counterbraue this the Christians presumption, the third day of October they came forth of their trenches.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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