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brackwoort
† ˈbrackwoort Obs. rare. [prob. corruption of bracket bragget, with assimilation of the last syllable to wort2.] Used by Harrison to denote a portion of wort reserved from a former brewing, which, spiced and sweetened, was added to beer to promote fermentation and improve the flavour.1577 Harrison E...
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bragget
▪ I. bragget (ˈbrægɛt) Forms: 4–7 bragg-, bragat, -et(t, 4–9 bragg-, bragot(te, 4–7 braket, 6 brogat, 8–9 bracket, 6– bragget; 9 (Sc.) bragwort, bregwort. [a. Welsh bragawd, earlier bracaut = Ir. bracát:—OCeltic *brăcāta, f. the OCeltic word given by Pliny and Columella, in the acc. bracem, as the G...
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orris
▪ I. orris1 (ˈɒrɪs) Forms: 6 oreys, oris, arras, 7 orace, 7–8 orrice, 7– orris. [Apparently an unexplained alteration of iris: cf. also ireos.] 1. A plant of the genus Iris, esp. Iris germanica and I. florentina (Mayne); the flower-de-luce.1626 Bacon Sylva §863 The nature of the orrice is almost sin...
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