Brave \Brave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braved}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Braving}.]
1. To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at
defiance; to defy; to dare.
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These I can brave, but those I can not bear.
--Dryden.
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2. To adorn; to make fine or showy. [Obs.]
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Thou [a tailor whom Grunio was browbeating] hast
braved meny men; brave not me; I'll neither be faced
or braved. --Shak.
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