Breste \Bres"te\, v. t. & i. [imp. Brast; p. p. Brusten,
   Borsten, Bursten.]
   To burst. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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	Brast \Brast\, v. t. & i. [See Burst.]
   To burst. [Obs.]
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         And both his y["e]n braste out of his face. --Chaucer.
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         Dreadfull furies which their chains have brast.
                                                  --Spenser.
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