bree

¹

/ briː /

noun

1. a Scot word for brunt

bree

²

/ briː /

noun

1. broth, stock, or juice

Word History and Origins

Origin of bree¹

C19: perhaps from earlier bree brow

Origin of bree²

Old English brīg , variant of brīw pottage; related to Old High German brīo soup, Old English brīwan to cook, Middle Irish brēo flame

Example Sentences

Bree cautions us against thinking about any of the characters singly.

From The Daily Beast

“I learned a lot about myself, which really helps you be more secure with yourself,” Bree told The Daily Beast.

From The Daily Beast

Unlike Bree, Jonah and Hilit have virtually no interest in meeting their “donor”—they prefer this term to “biological father.”

From The Daily Beast

The show follows Breeanna—or Bree, for short—a 17-year-old native of Reno, Nevada.

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As Bree is meticulously polishing her silver, she dissolves from control freak into grieving widow.

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Major Bree called that afternoon, and found Mrs. Tregonell alone in the drawing-room.

From Project Gutenberg

It was she who gave her niece away, while Major Bree acted as best man for Leonard.

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Leonard and Major Bree had been talking local politics all the time, and both expressed themselves much gratified by the music.

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O, na—nae at a'—devil thank it; a gravesteen wad gie guid bree gin ye geed it plenty o' butter.

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A gravesteen wad gie guid bree gin ye gied it plenty o' butter.' '

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