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BranchBranch 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. Branch
Branch Branch, v. t.
1. To divide as into branches; to make subordinate division
in.
2. To adorn with needlework representing branches, flowers,
or twigs.
The train whereof loose far behind her strayed,
Branched with gold and pearl, most richly wrought.
--Spenser.
Branch
Branch Branch, a.
Diverging from, or tributary to, a main stock, line, way,
theme, etc.; as, a branch vein; a branch road or line; a
branch topic; a branch store.
Meaning of Branch from wikipedia
- A
branch, also
called a
ramus in botany, is a stem that
grows off from
another stem, or when
structures like
veins in
leaves are
divided into
smaller veins...
-
Military branch (also
service branch or
armed service) is
according to
common standard a
subdivision of the
national armed forces of a
sovereign nation...
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Branching may
refer to:
Branching (linguistics), the
general tendency towards a
given order of
words within sentences and
smaller grammatical units within...
- In
computer architecture, a
branch predictor is a
digital circuit that
tries to
guess which way a
branch (e.g., an if–then–else structure) will go before...
- A
branch office is an
outlet of a
company or, more generally, an
organization that –
unlike a
subsidiary – does not
constitute a
separate legal entity...
- Mic****e
Jacquet Branch (born July 2, 1983) is an
American singer,
songwriter and guitarist.
During the
early 2000s, she
released two top-selling albums:...
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Branch GO
Station is a GO
Transit railway station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the Lakes**** West line stations,
serving the Long
Branch...
- The
Ashland branch,
formerly known as the
Englewood branch, is a 3.0 mi (4.8 km) long
branch of the
Chicago "L"
currently operated as the
Green Line, serving...
- The
Silver Branch may
refer to:
Silver Branch, a
symbol found in
Irish mythology and
literature The
Silver Branch (Sutcliff novel), a 1957
historical adventure...
- A
branch,
banking center or
financial center is a
retail location where a bank,
credit union, or
other financial institution (including a
brokerage firm)...
