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bratticing

brat·tice
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [brat-is]
    • /ˈbræt ɪs/
    • /brˈatɪsɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [brat-is]
    • /ˈbræt ɪs/

Definitions of bratticing word

  • noun bratticing a partition or lining, as of planks or cloth, forming an air passage in a mine. 1
  • noun bratticing (in medieval architecture) any temporary wooden fortification, especially at the top of a wall. 1
  • verb with object bratticing to provide with a brattice (often followed by up). 1

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Origin of bratticing

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 Bratticing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bratticing 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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