braie
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Ultimately from Latin brāca (“breeches”), itself from Transalpine Gaulish *brāca.
Noun[edit]
braie f (plural braies)
- a low defensive wall, particularly of a castle; a rampart
- trousers, namely a baggy type of trouser or breeches worn by many ancient peoples and tribes, most notably the Gauls; also worn later by crusaders and Templar knights
Etymology 2[edit]
Non-lemma forms
Verb[edit]
braie
- inflection of brayer:
Etymology 3[edit]
Non-lemma forms
Verb[edit]
braie
Further reading[edit]
- “braie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.