Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a small nail;
VERB (1)
1.
fasten with brads;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Brad \Brad\, n. [Cf. OE. brod, Dan. braad prick, sting, brodde
ice spur, frost nail, Sw. brodd frost nail, Icel. broddr any
pointed piece of iron or stell; akin to AS. brord point,
spire of grass, and perh. to E. bristle. See Bristle, n.]
A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the
top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail,
with a flat circular head; sometimes, a small, tapering,
square-bodied finishing nail, with a countersunk head.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
brad
n 1: a small nail
v 1: fasten with brads