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English
Etymology
From French braies, from Old French braies, plural of braie, from Latin braca.
Pronunciation
Noun
braies pl (plural only)
- Braccae, breeches; an undergarment worn in medieval Europe.
References
- Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
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French
Etymology
From Latin brācae (or brācas), plural of brāca, from Transalpine Gaulish .
Pronunciation
Noun
braies f pl (plural only)
- (historical) breeches
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Norman
Etymology
From Latin bracae, from Transalpine Gaulish .
Pronunciation
Noun
braies f pl
- trousers
1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, pages 539-40:Alle ira sû le coquet de l'Eglise ramendaïr les braies des viers garçons.- She will get a seat on the weather-cock of the church and mend old bachelor's breeches.
- (Jersey) underpants
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