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bretessé

/bɹɛt.əˈseɪ/

bretessé adjective: embattled (as a bend, fesse, etc), especially if embattled-counterembattled on both sides with the projections coming opposite each other.

bretessé: embattled (as a bend, fesse, etc), especially if embattled-counterembattled on both sides with the...
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Adjective

bretessé (not comparable)

  1. Embattled (as a bend, fesse, etc), especially if embattled-counterembattled on both sides with the projections coming opposite each other.
    Synonyms:
    bretessed

Synonyms of bretessé

Forms of bretessé

alternative formbrettessé
alternative formbretessée
alternative formbretessy

Origin of bretessé

From French bretessé.

Questions about bretessé

What does bretessé mean?
Bretessé means embattled (as a bend, fesse, etc), especially if embattled-counterembattled on both sides with the projections coming opposite each other.
What part of speech is bretessé?
Bretessé is an adjective.
How do you pronounce bretessé?
Bretessé is pronounced /bɹɛt.əˈseɪ/.

Words near bretessé in the dictionary

  1. bretesques
  2. bretesse
  3. bretessed
  4. bretesses
  5. bretessy
  6. bretessé
  7. bretessée
  8. Breteuil
  9. Bretford
  10. Bretforton
  11. Brethauer

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