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brise

/bɹaɪz/

brise noun: a tract of land that has been left untilled for a long time.

Noun

brise (plural brises)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A tract of land that has been left untilled for a long time.
    • Afterward let him draw a Brise or two made fast in the yoke.1616: Richard Surflet [tr.] and Gervase Markham [aug.], Estienne and Liébault’s Maison Rustique, or The Countrie Farme, page 92

Forms of brise

pluralbrises

Phrases with brise

Words that rhyme with brise

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Questions about brise

What does brise mean?
Brise means a tract of land that has been left untilled for a long time.
What part of speech is brise?
Brise is a noun.
How do you pronounce brise?
Brise is pronounced /bɹaɪz/.
What is the plural of brise?
The plural of brise is brises.

Words near brise in the dictionary

  1. Briscoe
  2. Briscoe County
  3. Briscoes
  4. briscola
  5. Briscos
  6. brise
  7. brise soleil
  8. brise soleils
  9. brise-bise
  10. Briseis
  11. brisement

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