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brisures

brisures is the plural of brisure.

Meaning of brisure

Noun

brisure (plural brisures)

  1. Any part of a rampart or parapet which deviates from the general direction.
  2. A mark of cadency or difference.
    • The baton is made now very short by the French, who call it baton peri, and is always a brisure, frequently made use of by the younger sons of France, of which I have treated in my marks of cadency, and shall do so again[…]1804, Alexander Nisbet, A system of heraldry ..., page 89

Questions about brisures

What is brisures the plural of?
Brisures is the plural of brisure.

Words near brisures in the dictionary

  1. bristols
  2. Briston
  3. Bristou
  4. Bristow
  5. brisure
  6. brisures
  7. Brisvegan
  8. Brisvegans
  9. Brisvegas
  10. brisé
  11. brisés

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