'Brat' definitions:
Definition of 'Brat'
From: GCIDE
- Brat \Brat\ (br[a^]t), n. [OE. bratt coarse garnment, AS. bratt cloak, fr. the Celtic; cf. W. brat clout, rag, Gael. brat cloak, apron, rag, Ir. brat cloak; properly then, a child's bib or clout; hence, a child.]
- 1. A coarse garment or cloak; also, coarse clothing, in general. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Wright. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A child; an offspring; -- formerly used in a good sense, but now usually in a contemptuous sense. "This brat is none of mine." --Shak. "A beggar's brat." --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- O Israel! O household of the Lord! O Abraham's brats! O brood of blessed seed! --Gascoigne. [1913 Webster]
- 4. The young of an animal. [Obs.] --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Brat'
From: GCIDE
- Brat \Brat\, n. (Mining) A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime. [1913 Webster]