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8 definitions found 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Branch \Branch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Branched}; p. pr & vb n. {Branching}.] 1. To shoot or spread in branches; to separate into branches; to ramify. 2. To divide into separate parts or subdivision. {To branch off}, to form a branch or a separate part to diverge. {To branch out}, to speak diffusively; to extend one's discourse to other topics than the main one also to enlarge the scope of one's business, etc To branch out into a long disputation. --Spectator. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: branch n 1: an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress" [syn: {subdivision}, {arm}] 2: a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant 3: a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"; "they took the south fork" [syn: {fork}, {leg}] 4: a natural consequence of development [syn: {outgrowth}, {offshoot}, {offset}] 5: a stream or river connected to a larger one 6: any projection that is thought to resemble an arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer" [syn: {arm}] v : divide into two or more branches; "The road forks" [syn: {ramify}, {fork}, {separate}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Branch, AR (city, FIPS 8440) Location: 35.30606 N, 93.95626 W Population (1990): 299 (132 housing units) Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72928 Branch, LA Zip code(s): 70516 Branch, MI Zip code(s): 49402 Branch, MN (city, FIPS 7318) Location: 45.51459 N, 92.95757 W Population (1990): 2400 (720 housing units) Area: 88.4 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water) From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: branch 1.An {edge} in a {tree}. 2. A {jump}. (1998-11-14) From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Branch a symbol of kings descended from royal ancestors (Ezek. 17:3, 10; Dan. 11:7); of prosperity (Job 8:16); of the Messiah, a branch out of the root of the stem of Jesse (Isa. 11:1), the "beautiful branch" (4:2), a "righteous branch" (Jer. 23:5), "the Branch" (Zech. 3:8; 6:12). Disciples are branches of the true vine (John 15:5, 6). "The branch of the terrible ones" (Isa. 25:5) is rightly translated in the Revised Version "the song of the terrible ones," i.e., the song of victory shall be brought low by the destruction of Babylon and the return of the Jews from captivity. The "abominable branch" is a tree on which a malefactor has been hanged (Isa. 14:19). The "highest branch" in Ezek. 17:3 represents Jehoiakim the king.
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