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bracteate

English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin bracteātus (“gold-plated, golden”), from bractea (“gold leaf, veneer, glitter”).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

bracteate (comparative more bracteate, superlative most bracteate)

  1. (botany) Having bracts.
  2. Made of thin, beaten metal (of coins, ornaments etc. with a hollow underside).

Noun edit

bracteate (plural bracteates)

  1. A bracteate coin or other object.

See also edit

Latin edit

Adjective edit

bracteāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of bracteātus
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