braie
French
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editUltimately from Latin brāca (“breeches”), itself from Transalpine Gaulish *brāca.
Noun
editbraie 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
editNon-lemma forms
Verb
editbraie
- inflection of brayer:
Etymology 3
editNon-lemma forms
Verb
editbraie
Further reading
edit- “braie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.