brashyadj.¹

/ˈbraʃi/

Etymology: < brash n.² + -y suffix¹.

Of the nature of brash; broken, crumbly, fragmentary.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [adjective] > loose texture > lacking cohesion > friable or crumbly

crumbly?1523

friable1563

crummy1567

mouldery1600

short1607

bruisable1611

powdery1657

brashya1722

pulverulent1794

powderous1863

a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 106 I have eight or nine acres of brashy ground.

1856 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. xv. 184 Calcareous grits, and shelly ‘brashy’ sandstones.

1878 A. H. Markham Great Frozen Sea iv. 51 The ice was of a soft ‘brashy’ nature..from one to three feet in thickness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

brashyadj.²

Forms: Also braushie.

Etymology: < brash n.¹ 3.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbrashy.

Scottish.

Characterized by brashes of rain; showery.

ΚΠ

1805 J. Nicol Poems I. 114 (Jam.) Thro' monie a speat O' braushie weather.

1865 Good Words June 466 The spring had been very brashy and cauld.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	brashy
释义	brashyadj.¹ /ˈbraʃi/ Etymology: < brash n.² + -y suffix¹. Of the nature of brash; broken, crumbly, fragmentary. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [adjective] > loose texture > lacking cohesion > friable or crumbly crumbly?1523 friable1563 crummy1567 mouldery1600 short1607 bruisable1611 powdery1657 brashya1722 pulverulent1794 powderous1863 a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 106 I have eight or nine acres of brashy ground. 1856 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. xv. 184 Calcareous grits, and shelly ‘brashy’ sandstones. 1878 A. H. Markham Great Frozen Sea iv. 51 The ice was of a soft ‘brashy’ nature..from one to three feet in thickness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2018). brashyadj.² Forms: Also braushie. Etymology: < brash n.¹ 3.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbrashy. Scottish. Characterized by brashes of rain; showery. ΚΠ 1805 J. Nicol Poems I. 114 (Jam.) Thro' monie a speat O' braushie weather. 1865 Good Words June 466 The spring had been very brashy and cauld. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.¹a1722adj.²1805
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