BROCH

Meaning of BROCH in English

[ brɒk , brɒx ]

■ noun a prehistoric circular stone tower in northern Scotland.

Origin

C15 (in sense 'borough or town'): alt. of burgh .

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BROCH — I. obsolete variant of brooch II. ˈbräḵ, ˈbrəḵ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Scots broch, bruch, literally, borough, from Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BROCH — Scot. /brddokh, brddukh/ , n. a circular stone tower built around the beginning of the Christian era, having an inner …
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BROCH — n. mistake, disaster, error, failure (slang)
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BROCH — broch BrE AmE brɒk brɒx AmE brɑːx ▷ brochs brɒks brɒxs AmE brɑːxs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BROCH — n. (in Scotland) a prehistoric circular stone tower. [ON borg castle]
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BROCH — n. (in Scotland) a prehistoric circular stone tower. [ ON borg castle ]
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BROCH — n. (in Scotland) a prehistoric circular stone tower. Etymology: ON borg castle
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BROCH — A prehistoric round tower, with hollow stone-built walls, dating from the first century BC and the first two centuries AD.
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BROCH, HERMANN — born Nov. 1, 1886, Vienna died May 30, 1951, New Haven, Conn., U.S. German writer. A student of physics, mathematics, …
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BROCH, HERMANN
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BROCH, HERMANN — born Nov. 1, 1886, Vienna died May 30, 1951, New Haven, Conn., U.S. German writer. A student of physics, mathematics, …
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BROCK — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English broc, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh broch badger Date: before 12th century …
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HERMANN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Boerhaave Hermann Hermann Wilhelm Brandt Broch Hermann Ebbinghaus Hermann Fischer Emil Hermann Ford Hermann …
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BARRAQUÉ, JEAN — born Jan. 17, 1928, Puteaux, France died Aug. 17, 1973, Paris French composer. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire with …
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BRUGH — I. ˈbrəḵ noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of borough Scotland : a town or borough II. variant of broch …
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BROUGH — ˈbräḵ, ˈbrəḵ variant of broch II
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BROGH — ˈbräḵ, ˈbrəḵ variant of broch
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BROCK — ˈbräk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English broc, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh broch badger, …
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BURR — burr 1 /berr/ , n. 1. Also, buhr . a protruding, ragged edge raised on the surface of metal during …
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BURGH — — burghal /berr"geuhl/ , adj. /berrg/ ; Scot. /burdd"oh, burdd"euh/ , n. 1. (in Scotland) an incorporated town having its …
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BROUGH — Scot. /brddokh, brddukh/ , n. Obs. broch.
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BROTULA — /broch"euh leuh/ , n. any of several chiefly deep-sea fishes of the family Brotulidae. [ Brotula genus name brótula kind …
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BROCK — /brok/ , n. a European badger. [ bef. 1000; ME brok, OE broc badger broc, Welsh broch ]
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BROACH — — broacher , n. /brohch/ , n. 1. Mach. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes. …
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BROCK — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English broc, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh broch badger Date: before 12th century …
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PIBROCH — [pi.broch] n [ScGael piobaireachd pipe music] (1719): a set of martial or mournful variations for the Scottish Highland bagpipe
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BROCK — [brock] n [ME, fr. OE broc, of Celt origin; akin to W broch badger] (bef. 12c) Brit: badger
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SCOTLAND, FLAG OF — flag of a constituent unit of the United Kingdom, flown subordinate to the Union Jack, that consists of a blue …
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MUIR, EDWIN — born May 15, 1887, Deerness, Orkney, Scot. died Jan. 3, 1959, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Eng. literary critic, translator, and one of …
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