braw

[ braw, brah ]

adjective

, Scot. and North England.

1. fine or fine-looking; excellent.
2. finely dressed; dressed in a splendid or gaudy fashion.

braw

/ brɔː; brɑː /

adjective

1. fine or excellent, esp in appearance or dress

plural noun

1. best clothes

Derived Forms

• ˈbrawly, adverb

Other Words From

• brawly brawlie braw·lis braw·lys [braw, -lis, brah, -], adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of braw¹

First recorded in 1555–65; variant of brave

Word History and Origins

Origin of braw¹

C16: Scottish variant of brave

Example Sentences

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.

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He's a braw Hoon an' A'm encouraged by the fine things that the baron said aboot ma poetry.

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An' if they canna mak' yer legs ower ye'll get a pair o' braw crutches that are the niest thing to gude legs.

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I've been deaved aboot 'im a' the day, but I haena seen the sonsie rascal nor the braw collar the Laird Provost gied 'im.

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He'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.

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