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单词 braird
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braird

[ braird ]
/ brɛərd /
Chiefly Scot.

noun

the first sprouts or shoots of grass, corn, or other crops; new growth.

verb (used without object)

(of a crop or a seed) to sprout; appear above the ground.

Origin of braird

1400–50; late Middle English breird, variant of brerd a sprout, to sprout, Old English brerd edge, top; akin to brad

Words nearby braird

brainwashing, brain wave, brainwork, brainworm, brainy, braird, braise, brak, brake, brakeage, brake band
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Example sentences from the Web for braird

  • Somewhere about twelve days after the sowing the shoots appear above ground, when the “braird” is about four inches high.

    The Khedive's Country|George Manville Fenn
  • The standing bush keeps frost off the braird, which could not look better.

    The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825|Gordon Sellar
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