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bravery(dictionary)
bravery(dictionary)

bravery (iou)



bravery noun. M16.
[French braverie or Italian braveria, formed as BRAVE adjective etc. + -ERY.]
(An act of) bravado; ostentatious defiance, swaggering. M16-E19.
Display; show, ostentation; splendour. Now literary. M16.
b. Finery; an embellishment; an ornament. arch. M16.
c. A thing to exhibit; a thing to be proud of. L16-M17.
Brave conduct or nature; daring; fortitude, valour. L16.
A gallant, a beau; gallants etc. collectively. E-M17.