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brasque

brasque noun: a mixture of charcoal, clay, etc. used in smelting.

Noun

brasque (usually uncountable, plural brasques)

  1. (usually) A mixture of charcoal, clay, etc. used in smelting.
    Synonyms:
    steep

Synonyms of brasque

Forms of brasque

pluralbrasques

Origin of brasque

From French brasque, from Vulgar Latin *brasica, from Proto-West Germanic *brasa, from Proto-Germanic *brasō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, crack”); Related to Proto-Germanic *brestaną. Or, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to seethe, boil”).

Questions about brasque

What does brasque mean?
Brasque means a mixture of charcoal, clay, etc. used in smelting.
What part of speech is brasque?
Brasque is a noun.
What is the plural of brasque?
The plural of brasque is brasques.

Words near brasque in the dictionary

  1. Brasingtons
  2. brasinolide
  3. Braslav
  4. Braslaw
  5. brasofensine
  6. brasque
  7. brasques
  8. brass
  9. brass ankle
  10. brass ankles
  11. brass balls

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