/ breɪ; NAmE / noun
( ScotE ) (often in place names) a steep slope or hill
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old Norse brá eyelash. Compare with brow , in which a similar sense development occurred.
/ breɪ; NAmE / noun
( ScotE ) (often in place names) a steep slope or hill
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old Norse brá eyelash. Compare with brow , in which a similar sense development occurred.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005