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braw

American  
[braw, brah] / brɔ, brɑ /

adjective

Scot. and North England.
  1. fine or fine-looking; excellent.

  2. finely dressed; dressed in a splendid or gaudy fashion.


braw British  
/ brɔː, brɑː /

adjective

  1. fine or excellent, esp in appearance or dress

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

plural noun

  1. best clothes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of braw

First recorded in 1555–65; variant of brave

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Two white boaters on Friday pleaded guilty to harassment charges in connection with an Alabama riverfront braw l that drew national attention.

From Washington Times Dec. 8, 2023

He sent a fellow Scot, braw George Halliday, Imperial Airways sectional engineer, out from Cairo.

From Time Magazine Archive

A keen fiddler and a braw man with the pipes, Shakes will have ample room to practice in the oak-paneled rooms of the Speaker's House in the Palace of Westminster, overlooking the Thames.

From Time Magazine Archive

But his most bravely brandished weapon is Lallans, a braw dialect of lowland Scots, little known today to Scots who are not classicists, or at least poets.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Eugene Maleska crossword terminology, he's braw and pulchritudinous, while Will Shortz, current puzzle editor for The New York Times, might define him as a "wower," the clue being "Turns heads, in a way."

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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