noun Download 🔗Share A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin. Examples : "I used small brads to attach the decorative paper to the back of the picture frame because they wouldn't be very visible. " material item building technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (elementary school usage) A paper fastener, a fastening device formed of thin, soft metal, such as shim brass, with a round head and a flat, split shank, which is spread after insertion in a hole in a stack of pages, in much the same way as a cotter pin or a split rivet. Examples : "The teacher showed the students how to use brads to connect the pages of their construction paper booklets. " stationery material device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
