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- [brat-is]
- /ˈbræt ɪs/
- /brˈatɪsɪŋ/
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- [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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