BRATTICE


Meaning of BRATTICE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbra-təs, ˈbra-tish ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English bretais parapet, from Anglo-French bretesche, from Medieval Latin breteschia

Date: circa 1846

: an often temporary partition of planks or cloth used especially to control mine ventilation

• brattice transitive verb

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