Bramley

Bramley's seedling

/ (ˈbræmlɪ) /

noun

a variety of cooking apple having juicy firm flesh

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Word Origin for Bramley

C19: named after Matthew Bramley, 19th-century English butcher, said to have first grown it

Words nearby Bramley

Bramante, bramble, brambleberry, brambling, brambly, Bramley, Brampton, Bramwell, bran, Branagh, branch

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Example sentences from the Web for Bramley

One of the first docks constructed on this newly-acquired land was the Bramley Moore, so named after the chairman.
Recollections of a Busy Life|William B. Forwood
Bramley won't be able to tell us it's a pity we've missed anything.
A Voyage of Consolation|Sara Jeannette Duncan
From Shalford Common the road runs almost straight to Bramley.
Highways and Byways in Surrey|Eric Parker
Bramley; which concludes with:—'for with men whaym God drawes to heven thai sal nought be swongen, but with fendes in hell.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer

"There's a picture here Bramley said I was to see without fail," he explained.
A Voyage of Consolation|Sara Jeannette Duncan

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