braie
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Ultimately from Latin brāca (“breeches”), itself from Transalpine Gaulish *brāca.
Noun edit
braie f (plural braies)
- a low defensive wall, particularly of a castle; a rampart
- trousers, namely a baggy type of trouser or breeches worn by many ancient peoples and tribes, most notably the Gauls; also worn later by crusaders and Templar knights
Etymology 2 edit
Non-lemma forms
Verb edit
braie
- inflection of brayer:
Etymology 3 edit
Non-lemma forms
Verb edit
braie
Further reading edit
- “braie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.