Definition of "braves" []

• Plural form of brave. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brave. (verb)

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• "_les braves des braves_, wage no war against women; _au contraire_, we love the pretty creatures."
• "The Asiatic infantry -- notwithstanding their proud title of "braves" -- proved to be worthless; the Greek mercenaries were personally courageous, but their inferior arms and training rendered them incapable of coping with the Macedonian phalanx."
• "Thirty thousand Greek mercenaries formed the centre of the line, while on either side of them were an equal number of Asiatic "braves" -- picked probably from the mass of the army."