braie
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French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Ultimately from Latin brāca (“breeches”), itself from Transalpine Gaulish *brāca.
Noun
[edit]braie f (plural braies)
- a low defensive wall, particularly of a castle; a rampart
- trousers, namely a baggy type of trouser or breeches worn by many ancient peoples and tribes, most notably the Gauls; also worn later by crusaders and Templar knights
Etymology 2
[edit]Non-lemma forms
Verb
[edit]braie
- inflection of brayer:
Etymology 3
[edit]Non-lemma forms
Verb
[edit]braie
Further reading
[edit]- “braie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.