单词 | broch |
释义 | broch[ Scots brokh, bruhkh ] / Scots brɒx, brʌx / nouna circular stone tower built around the beginning of the Christian era, having an inner and an outer wall, found on the Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands, the Hebrides, and the mainland of Scotland. Also Obsolete, brough . Origin of brochFirst recorded in 1645–55; Scots, metathetic variant of burgh Words nearby brochbrocatel, brocatelle, broccoli, Broccolini, broccoli rabe, broch, brochantite, broche, brochette, brocho, brochure Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brochBritish Dictionary definitions for brochbroch / (brɒk, brɒx) / noun(in Scotland) a circular dry-stone tower large enough to serve as a fortified home; they date from the Iron Age and are found esp in the north and the islands Word Origin for brochC17: from Old Norse borg; related to Old English burh settlement, burgh 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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