braw
fine or fine-looking; excellent.
finely dressed; dressed in a splendid or gaudy fashion.
Origin of braw
1Other words from braw
- brawly, brawlie, braw·lis, braw·lys [braw-lis, brah-], /ˈbrɔ lɪs, ˈbrɑ-/, adverb
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How to use braw in a sentence
The new house is roofed; it will be a braw house, and what is better, I have my yearly bill in, and I find I can pay for it.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonHe's a braw Hoon an' A'm encouraged by the fine things that the baron said aboot ma poetry.
Tam O' The Scoots | Edgar WallaceAn' if they canna mak' yer legs ower ye'll get a pair o' braw crutches that are the niest thing to gude legs.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor AtkinsonI've been deaved aboot 'im a' the day, but I haena seen the sonsie rascal nor the braw collar the Laird Provost gied 'im.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor AtkinsonHe's sending in a cart by a groom, and I'm to tak' Bobby out and fetch him hame after a braw dinner on gowd plate.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor Atkinson
British Dictionary definitions for braw
/ (brɔː, brɑː) mainly Scot /
fine or excellent, esp in appearance or dress
best clothes
Origin of braw
1Derived forms of braw
- brawly, adverb
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