Sentence:  Back, he spurred like a madman, shouting a curse to the sky, / With the white road smoking behind him and his rapier <WSD>brandished</WSD> high! / Blood-red were his spurs i' the golden noon; wine-red was his velvet coat, 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.