n.
Pronunciation: ' s ō -bri- ˌ k ā , - ˌ ket, ˌ s ō -bri- '
Variant: also sou · bri · quet \ ' s ō -, ˌ s ō -, ' sü-, ˌ sü- \
Function: noun
Etymology: F
Date: 1646
: a descriptive name or epithet : NICKNAME
n.
Pronunciation: ' s ō -bri- ˌ k ā , - ˌ ket, ˌ s ō -bri- '
Variant: also sou · bri · quet \ ' s ō -, ˌ s ō -, ' sü-, ˌ sü- \
Function: noun
Etymology: F
Date: 1646
: a descriptive name or epithet : NICKNAME
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012