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brancard

brancard noun: a litter drawn by a horse, on which a person may be carried.

Noun

brancard (plural brancards)

  1. (obsolete) A litter drawn by a horse, on which a person may be carried.
    • Mr d'Arblay was not only renversé, the brancard striking him upon his breast, but flung to some distance by the force of the blow.1814, Frances Burney, Journals and Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 479

Forms of brancard

pluralbrancards

Origin of brancard

Borrowed from French brancard.

Questions about brancard

What does brancard mean?
Brancard means a litter drawn by a horse, on which a person may be carried.
What part of speech is brancard?
Brancard is a noun.
What is the plural of brancard?
The plural of brancard is brancards.

Words near brancard in the dictionary

  1. Branams
  2. Branan
  3. Branans
  4. Brancaccio
  5. Brancaccios
  6. brancard
  7. brancards
  8. Brancato
  9. Brancatos
  10. Brancepeth
  11. branch

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