From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbradbrad /bræd/ noun [countable] American English 1 DTa small metal object like a button with two metal sticks that are put through several pieces of paper and folded down to hold the papers together2 a small thin wire nail with either a small head or a part that sticks out to the side instead of a headFrom Longman Business DictionaryBRADBRAD /bræd/ abbreviation for British Rate and DataOrigin brad (1200-1300) Old Norse broddr “pointed object”