Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Brandish

Brandish ({not transcribed}) , transitive verb

[Old English braundisen, French brandir, from brand a sword, from Old High German brant brand. See Brand, n.]

1.
To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various directions; to shake or flourish.
The quivering lance which he brandished bright. — Drake
2.
To play with; to flourish; as, to brandish syllogisms.

Brandish , noun

A flourish, as with a weapon, whip, etc.
Brandishes of the fan. — Tailer