Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Brave \Brave\ (br[=a]v), a. [Compar. {Braver}; superl.
   {Bravest}.] [F. brave, It. or Sp. bravo, (orig.) fierce,
   wild, savage, prob. from. L. barbarus. See {Barbarous}, and
   cf. {Bravo}.]
   1. Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to
      {cowardly}; as, a brave man; a brave act.

   2. Having any sort of superiority or excellence; --
      especially such as in conspicuous. [Obs. or Archaic as
      applied to material things.]

            Iron is a brave commodity where wood aboundeth.
                                                  --Bacon.

            It being a brave day, I walked to Whitehall.
                                                  --Pepys.

   3. Making a fine show or display. [Archaic]

            Wear my dagger with the braver grace. --Shak.

            For I have gold, and therefore will be brave. In
            silks I'll rattle it of every color.  --Robert
                                                  Greene.

            Frog and lizard in holiday coats And turtle brave in
            his golden spots.                     --Emerson.

   Syn: Courageous; gallant; daring; valiant; valorous; bold;
        heroic; intrepid; fearless; dauntless; magnanimous;
        high-spirited; stout-hearted. See {Gallant}.

Brave \Brave\, n.
   1. A brave person; one who is daring.

            The star-spangled banner, O,long may it wave O'er
            the land of the free and the home of the brave. --F.
                                                  S. Key.

   2. Specifically, an Indian warrior.

   3. A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.

            Hot braves like thee may fight.       --Dryden.

   4. A challenge; a defiance; bravado. [Obs.]

            Demetrius, thou dost overween in all; And so in
            this, to bear me down with braves.    --Shak.

Brave \Brave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braved} (br[=a]vd); p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Braving}.]
   1. To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at
      defiance; to defy; to dare.

            These I can brave, but those I can not bear.
                                                  --Dryden.

   2. To adorn; to make fine or showy. [Obs.]

            Thou [a tailor whom Grunio was browbeating] hast
            braved meny men; brave not me; I'll neither be faced
            or braved.                            --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

brave
     n 1: a North American Indian warrior
     2: people who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave"
        [ant: {timid}]

brave
     v : face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements" [syn:
          {weather}, {endure}, {brave out}]

brave
     adj 1: possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with
            danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with
            danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"-
            Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed
            over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous
            example by leading them safely into and out of
            enemy-held territory" [syn: {courageous}, {fearless}]
            [ant: {cowardly}]
     2: invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers";
        "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid
        pioneers" [syn: {audacious}, {dauntless}, {fearless}, {intrepid},
         {unfearing}]
     3: brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new
        dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish
        word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with
        gay plumage" [syn: {braw}, {gay}]