I. ˈbrad.ə̇s, -d.ish noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English bretais, bretise, bretasce parapet, from Old French bretesche wooden tower, parapet, from Medieval Latin breteschia, britaschia, probably from (assumed) Vulgar Latin Brittus Breton, from Latin Brito, Britto Briton, Breton — more at briton
: an often temporary partition consisting of planks or cloth and used especially in a mine to control ventilation
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to provide with a brattice — often used with up