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Definition of Brady

1. Noun. United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896).

2. Noun. United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917).

Definition of Brady

1. Proper noun. (surname habitational from=Old English) ¹

2. Proper noun. (surnames male given name) transferred from the surname. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brady

Bradbury Braden Bradford Bradford frame Bradford method Bradlee Bradley Bradley's spleenwort Bradley method Bradley method of childbirth

Bradly Bradman Bradshaw Bradshaws Bradstreet Brady Brady's reagent Brady Bunch Brady Bunches Bradypodidae

Bradypus Bradypus tridactylus Braeden Braga Brage Bragg Bragg's law Bragg peak Bragg peaks Bragg scattering

Literary usage of Brady

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Boston Directory (1862)
"74 Crou brady Michael E. moulder, h. 123 E. corner Third brady Nicholas G. laborer, house 11 Pearl plate brady Owen, tailor, house 39 Nashua brady Patrick, ..."

2. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1883)
"proceeds of the postal draft referred to by him between myself and Mr. brady, or in making other statements affecting me, I shall hold myself ready to go ..."

3. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1868)
"angusta, brady. The shells of the second are empty, and I am not yet able to state with certainty whether the generic position assigned to it is correct. ..."

4. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1906)
"brady, GS London, Proc. Zool. Soc., 1904, 2, (125, pi. VII, Vim. ... brady, GS Newcastle, Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc., 1, No. 1, 1904, (5, pl. I, fig. 13). ..."

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