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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Branch \Branch\, n.; pl. Branches. [OE. braunche, F. branche,
     fr. LL. branca claw of a bird or beast of prey; cf. Armor.
     brank branch, bough.]
     1. (Bot.) A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main
        stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other
        plant.
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     2. Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part
        connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as,
        the branch of an antler; the branch of a chandelier; a
        branch of a river; a branch of a railway.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Most of the branches, or streams, were dried up.
                                                    --W. Irving.
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     3. Any member or part of a body or system; a distinct
        article; a section or subdivision; a department.
        ``Branches of knowledge.'' --Prescott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It is a branch and parcel of mine oath. --Shak.
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     4. (Geom.) One of the portions of a curve that extends
        outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the
        branches of an hyperbola.
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     5. A line of family descent, in distinction from some other
        line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such
        a line; as, the English branch of a family.
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              His father, a younger branch of the ancient stock.
                                                    --Carew.
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     6. (Naut.) A warrant or commission given to a pilot,
        authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters.
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     Branches of a bridle, two pieces of bent iron, which bear
        the bit, the cross chains, and the curb.
  
     Branch herring. See Alewife.
  
     Root and branch, totally, wholly.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Bough; limb; shoot; offshoot; twig; sprig.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Branch \Branch\, n.; pl. Branches. [OE. braunche, F. branche,
     fr. LL. branca claw of a bird or beast of prey; cf. Armor.
     brank branch, bough.]
     1. (Bot.) A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main
        stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other
        plant.
  
     2. Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part
        connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as,
        the branch of an antler; the branch of a chandelier; a
        branch of a river; a branch of a railway.
  
              Most of the branches, or streams, were dried up.
                                                    --W. Irving.
  
     3. Any member or part of a body or system; a distinct
        article; a section or subdivision; a department.
        ``Branches of knowledge.'' --Prescott.
  
              It is a branch and parcel of mine oath. --Shak.
  
     4. (Geom.) One of the portions of a curve that extends
        outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the
        branches of an hyperbola.
  
     5. A line of family descent, in distinction from some other
        line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such
        a line; as, the English branch of a family.
  
              His father, a younger branch of the ancient stock.
                                                    --Carew.
  
     6. (Naut.) A warrant or commission given to a pilot,
        authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters.
  
     Branches of a bridle, two pieces of bent iron, which bear
        the bit, the cross chains, and the curb.
  
     Branch herring. See Alewife.
  
     Root and branch, totally, wholly.
  
     Syn: Bough; limb; shoot; offshoot; twig; sprig.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  branches
     n.
     (plural of en branch)
     vb.
     (infl of en branch  s-verb-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  branches
     n.
     (plural of en branch)
     vb.
     (infl of en branch  s-verb-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  branches
     n.
     (plural of en branch)
     vb.
     (infl of en branch  s-verb-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  branches
     n.
     (plural of en branch)
     vb.
     (infl of en branch  s-verb-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  branches
     Englanti n.
     (en-monikko b ranch es)
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm b ranch es)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  branches
     Franska n.
     (böjning fr subst branche)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  branches'
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst branch)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Branches /bɹˈantʃɪz/
  الفروع

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  branches /bɹˈantʃɪz/ 
  větve

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  branches /bɹˈantʃɪz/ 
  odvětví

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  branches /bɹˈantʃɪz/ 
  canghennau