braie
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʁɛ/
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Latin brāca (“breeches”), itself from Transalpine Gaulish *brāca.
Noun
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
Non-lemma forms
Verb
braie
- inflection of brayer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Etymology 3
Non-lemma forms
Verb
braie
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive of braire
Further reading
- “braie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.