brae
a slope; declivity; hillside.
Origin of brae
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How to use brae in a sentence
The latter is almost a sufficient explanation; but if we must be particular, Mr. brae has yet more to tell us.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerMr. brae, in the Appendix to his edition of Chaucer's Astrolabe (p. 101), has a long note on the present passage.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerMr Maxwell had seen Mr Fleming stepping up the brae, and he knew well that no words of his could comfort him.
David Fleming's Forgiveness | Margaret Murray RobertsonI heard the bell gang for men three tows a' rinnin', an' I see a lot o' men comin' up the brae.
The Underworld | James C. WelshAndrew lighted the boy's lamp and tore up the brae, leaving Robert shrieking in nervous fright.
The Underworld | James C. Welsh
British Dictionary definitions for brae
/ (breɪ, Scottish bre) /
a hill or hillside; slope
(plural) an upland area: the Gleniffer Braes
Origin of brae
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