| 单词 | bricole |
| 释义 | bricole[ bri-kohl, brik-uhl ] / brɪˈkoʊl, ˈbrɪk əl / nounBilliards. a shot in which the cue ball strikes a cushion after touching the object ball and before hitting the carom ball. an indirect action or unexpected stroke. Origin of bricole1515–25; earlier, rebound off a court wall (in tennis), catapult <Middle French <Italian briccola, probably, with suffix substitution, <Langobardic *brihhil- that which breaks; compare Middle High German brechel-, derivative of brechen to break Words nearby bricolebrick veneer, brickwork, bricky, brickyard, bricolage, bricole, BRICs, bridal, Bridalveil, bridal wreath, bride Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bricole
British Dictionary definitions for bricolebricole / (brɪˈkəʊl, ˈbrɪkəl) / nounbilliards a shot in which the cue ball touches a cushion after striking the object ball and before touching another ball (in ancient and medieval times) a military catapult for throwing stones, etc (esp formerly) a harness worn by soldiers for dragging guns or carrying stretchers an indirect or unexpected action Word Origin for bricoleC16: from Old French: catapult, from Medieval Latin bricola, of uncertain origin 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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