brattice

[ brat-is ]

/ ˈbræt ɪs /

noun

a partition or lining, as of planks or cloth, forming an air passage in a mine.

(in medieval architecture) any temporary wooden fortification, especially at the top of a wall.

verb (used with object), brat·ticed, brat·tic·ing.

to provide with a brattice (often followed by up).

Origin of brattice

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English brutaske, bretage, bretice, from Anglo-French bretaske, bretage, Anglo-French, Old French bretesche “wooden parapet on a fortress,” from Medieval Latin (9th century) brittisca, apparently a Latinized form of Old English Bryttisc “British” (or a new formation in Medieval Latin ), on the presumption that such parapets were introduced from Britain; see British

Words nearby brattice

brat, Bratislava, brat pack, Bratsk, Brattain, brattice, brattishing, brattle, Brattleboro, bratty, bratwurst

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Example sentences from the Web for brattice

The air passes along one side of the brattice, courses round the free end, and returns on the other side.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5|Various
Fillets of wood are also fixed all the way down on each side of the brattice, constituting what is called a double pit.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
Part of the brattice, which was very strong, was blown away at the bottom of the pits.
The Life of George Stephenson and of his Son Robert Stephenson|Samuel Smiles
The thirling a is then closed by a brick stopping, and the brattice boards removed forward for a similar operation.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for brattice

brattice

/ (ˈbrætɪs) /

noun

a partition of wood or treated cloth used to control ventilation in a mine

medieval fortifications a fixed wooden tower or parapet

verb

(tr) mining to fit with a brattice

Word Origin for brattice

C13: from Old French bretesche wooden tower, from Medieval Latin breteschia, probably from Latin Britō a Briton

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单词	brattice
释义	brattice [ brat-is ] / ˈbræt ɪs / noun a partition or lining, as of planks or cloth, forming an air passage in a mine. (in medieval architecture) any temporary wooden fortification, especially at the top of a wall. verb (used with object), brat·ticed, brat·tic·ing. to provide with a brattice (often followed by up). Origin of brattice First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English brutaske, bretage, bretice, from Anglo-French bretaske, bretage, Anglo-French, Old French bretesche “wooden parapet on a fortress,” from Medieval Latin (9th century) brittisca, apparently a Latinized form of Old English Bryttisc “British” (or a new formation in Medieval Latin ), on the presumption that such parapets were introduced from Britain; see British Words nearby brattice brat, Bratislava, brat pack, Bratsk, Brattain, brattice, brattishing, brattle, Brattleboro, bratty, bratwurst Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brattice The air passes along one side of the brattice, courses round the free end, and returns on the other side. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5\|Various Fillets of wood are also fixed all the way down on each side of the brattice, constituting what is called a double pit. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure Part of the brattice, which was very strong, was blown away at the bottom of the pits. The Life of George Stephenson and of his Son Robert Stephenson\|Samuel Smiles The thirling a is then closed by a brick stopping, and the brattice boards removed forward for a similar operation. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure British Dictionary definitions for brattice brattice / (ˈbrætɪs) / noun a partition of wood or treated cloth used to control ventilation in a mine medieval fortifications a fixed wooden tower or parapet verb (tr) mining to fit with a brattice Word Origin for brattice C13: from Old French bretesche wooden tower, from Medieval Latin breteschia, probably from Latin Britō a Briton Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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