(military, US) Acronym of Base Realignment and Closure Commission.

Small ornaments and other miscellaneous display items of little value. / (by extension) Any collection containing a variety of miscellaneous items; a hodgepodge, an olio.

An island and district of the Cayman Islands.

Alternative form of bric-a-brac

A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.

To support by means of mechanical brackets. / To enclose in typographical brackets. / To bound on both sides, to surround, as enclosing with brackets. / To place in the same category.

Alternative form of bragget (“drink made with ale and honey”)

An Italian measure of length, varying from half a yard to a yard.

That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage. / Something bracing; a stimulant. / (archery) A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string.

(botany) A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.