Boxwood to Brass foil.

Boxwood .A hard tough close-grainedwood of pale yellow colour used for rules,scales and small tools and tool handles.Before bieng used it should undergo several years of seasoning.flowering dogwood also is known as boxwood.
Boyle's law. (phys.) The temperature remaining constant, the volume of a gas varies inversely as the pres­sure
Brace. (Crap.) An inclined piece of timber used as a support or stiff­ene~. (Furn.) A support used to help hold together parts of furniture, giving durability and strength to the whole structure. (Mech.) A holder for bits.
Brace bit. (Woodwkg.) Ordinary bit used .for wood boring, and having square, tapered shanks to fit in the socket of a common brace.
Brace frame. (Arch.) Framework of a building in which the corner posts are braced to sills and plates.
Brace jaws. (Woodwkg.) Those parts of a bit brace which clamp about the tapered shank of a bit.
Bracing. (Arch.) The staying or sup­porting with rods and ties for the strengthening of a structure.
Bracket. (Furn.) A projecting part of furniture used to support a shell or ornament. (Patmkg.) Usually con­sisls of two pieces at right angles, or otherwise, connected by a web.
Bracket cornice. (Arch.) A cornice supported by a series of exposed brackets.
Bracketing. (Plaster.) The wooden skelton piece to which the lath and plaster forming the surface of a cornice are fastened.
Brad.A long slender wire nail with a very small head.
Bradwal.A short non-tapering awl, with cutting edge on the end.
Brake band. (Auto. Mech.) A flexi­ble band of metal to which the brake lining is fastened.
Brake drum. (Auto. Mech.) Usually steel stamping varying in diameter from to to 18 in. and from 2 to 3 in. in width. It is attached to the wheels of the car to receive the braking action from the brake shoes or brake bands and lining.
Brake fluid. (Auto.) A mixture of glycerin, oi Is, and additives of such composition that it will retain proper fluidity in the braking sys­tem under varying weather condi­tions, and will withstand excessive heating.
Brake horsepower. (Engin.) The horsepower of a machine taken off a brake attached to it and reg­istered by a dynamometer.
Brake lever. (Auto. Mech.) A lever

Brake lining to Brass foil
to which brake rods are attached in a mechanical braking system.
brake lining.Woven material of cotton absetos and finr copper wire or the llike applied to brake bands.
Brake pedal.the foot pedal which controls the application of the brakes.
Brake ratchet- (Au/o.) Usually a notched quadrant which engages a pawl attached to the brake lever thus pennitting a setting of the brake lever in a fixed position.
Brake rod. (Auto. Mech.) A rod ter­minating with an eye or clevis, form­ing a part of the linkage in a mechnical braking system.
Brake shoe. (Mech.) A metal casting fitted to the curve of a wheel and pressed against the wheel to secure braking action.
Braking surface. (Auto.) The area of contact between the stationary and moving parts of brake. (Mech.) Th~ area of the face of contact of sur­faces through which braking fric­tion is obtained.
Braking tin. (Sheet-Met. Wk.) The turning or bending of the edges of tin sheets on the machine known as a "brake"
Braking with compression.On steep grades the car may be placed in first or second gear and the foot removed from the accelator the speed of the car will hen be retarted by the braking effect of the engine compression.The brakes should be used only for snubbing the speed by intermittent application in case the "braking with compression" is not sufficient.
Branch. (Plumb.) Outlet or inlet of pipe fitting, set at angle with the run.
Branch circuit. (Elec.) That part of a wiring system which extends be­yond the final overcurrent device or fuses protecting the circuit.
Branch cutout. (Elec.) Cutout branching out from main supply circuit to various load devices.
Branch ell. (Plumb.) An elbow hav­ing a back outlet in line with on of the outlets of the "run." Also called a. "heel outlet elbow."
Branch pipe. (Plumb.) A general term used to designate a pipe, ei­ther cast or wrought, that is equipped with one or more branches.
Branch splice. (Elec.) The connec­tion where a wire or conductor taps off from another wire or con­ductor.
Branch wire. (Elec.) A subordinate wire leading from a main con­ductor.
Brass. An alloy of copper and zinc, or copper, zinc, and lead. The lat­ter is not common.
Brass foil. Same as Dutch metal. A