brae

[ brey, bree; Scots brey, bree ]

/ breɪ, bri; Scots breɪ, bri /

noun Scot. and North England.

a slope; declivity; hillside.

Origin of brae

1300–50; Middle English bra<Old Norse brā brow, cognate with Old English brēaw eyebrow, eyelid, Old High German brāwa (German Braue); for semantic development, cf. brow

Words nearby brae

bradysphygmia, bradystalsis, bradytelic, bradytocia, bradyuria, brae, Braeburn, braeheid, Braemar, Braford, brag

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Example sentences from the Web for brae

At this moment Lord William Douglas, seeing the commotion on the outposts, came down the brae through the broom.
The Black Douglas|S. R. Crockett
Now I felt both traitor and spy as I tracked my cousin down the brae.
The Men of the Moss-Hags|S. R. Crockett
Doesna your grandmother need you, nor your mother, and can you come up the brae with that braw gown on?
David Fleming's Forgiveness|Margaret Murray Robertson
The latter is almost a sufficient explanation; but if we must be particular, Mr. Brae has yet more to tell us.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer

Marjory ever afterwards associated the smell of camphor with Sunday mornings at Hunters' Brae.
Hunter's Marjory|Margaret Bruce Clarke

British Dictionary definitions for brae

brae

/ (breɪ, Scottish bre) /

noun Scot

a hill or hillside; slope

(plural) an upland areathe Gleniffer Braes

Word Origin for brae

C14 bra; related to Old Norse brā eyelash, Old High German brāwa eyelid, eyebrow; compare brow

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单词	brae
释义	brae [ brey, bree; Scots brey, bree ] / breɪ, bri; Scots breɪ, bri / noun Scot. and North England. a slope; declivity; hillside. Origin of brae 1300–50; Middle English bra<Old Norse brā brow, cognate with Old English brēaw eyebrow, eyelid, Old High German brāwa (German Braue); for semantic development, cf. brow Words nearby brae bradysphygmia, bradystalsis, bradytelic, bradytocia, bradyuria, brae, Braeburn, braeheid, Braemar, Braford, brag Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brae At this moment Lord William Douglas, seeing the commotion on the outposts, came down the brae through the broom. The Black Douglas\|S. R. Crockett Now I felt both traitor and spy as I tracked my cousin down the brae. The Men of the Moss-Hags\|S. R. Crockett Doesna your grandmother need you, nor your mother, and can you come up the brae with that braw gown on? David Fleming's Forgiveness\|Margaret Murray Robertson The latter is almost a sufficient explanation; but if we must be particular, Mr. Brae has yet more to tell us. Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems\|Geoffrey Chaucer Marjory ever afterwards associated the smell of camphor with Sunday mornings at Hunters' Brae. Hunter's Marjory\|Margaret Bruce Clarke British Dictionary definitions for brae brae / (breɪ, Scottish bre) / noun Scot a hill or hillside; slope (plural) an upland areathe Gleniffer Braes Word Origin for brae C14 bra; related to Old Norse brā eyelash, Old High German brāwa eyelid, eyebrow; compare brow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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