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- [brat-is]
- /ˈbræt ɪs/
- /ˈbræ.tɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [brat-is]
- /ˈbræt ɪs/
Definitions of brattice word
- noun brattice a partition of wood or treated cloth used to control ventilation in a mine 3
- noun brattice a fixed wooden tower or parapet 3
- verb brattice to fit with a brattice 3
- noun brattice a temporary breastwork or parapet put up during a siege 3
- noun brattice a partition of wood, creosote-impregnated cloth, etc., used to control the flow of fresh air that is pumped into the mine 3
- verb transitive brattice to furnish with a brattice 3
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Origin of brattice
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English brutaske, bretage, bretice < Anglo-French bretaske, bretage, Anglo-French, Old French bretesche wooden parapet on a fortress < Medieval Latin (9th century) brittisca, apparently a Latinized form of Old English Bryttisc British (or a new formation in ML), on the presumption that such parapets were introduced from Britain
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Parts of speech for Brattice
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brattice popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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