brize
See also: bříze
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Noun edit
brize (plural brizes)
- The breezefly.
- c. 1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, act 1, scene 3, lines 48–49:
- The herd hath more annoyance by the brize, / Than by the tiger
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Etymology edit
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek βρίζα (bríza, “rye”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brize f (plural brizes)
- quaking grass (grass of the genus Briza)