bree1
brie
- Scot broth, stock, or juice
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Word Origin
Old English brīg, variant of brīw pottage; related to Old High German brīo soup, Old English brīwan to cook, Middle Irish brēo flame
bree2
- a Scot word for brunt
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Word Origin
C19: perhaps from earlier bree brow
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Examples from the Web for bree
Contemporary Examples
Bree cautions us against thinking about any of the characters singly.
“I learned a lot about myself, which really helps you be more secure with yourself,” Bree told The Daily Beast.
‘Generation Cryo,’ MTV’s New Show About Sperm Donor Babies Finding (Half) SiblingsMarlow Stern
November 25, 2013
Unlike Bree, Jonah and Hilit have virtually no interest in meeting their “donor”—they prefer this term to “biological father.”
‘Generation Cryo,’ MTV’s New Show About Sperm Donor Babies Finding (Half) SiblingsMarlow Stern
November 25, 2013
The show follows Breeanna—or Bree, for short—a 17-year-old native of Reno, Nevada.
‘Generation Cryo,’ MTV’s New Show About Sperm Donor Babies Finding (Half) SiblingsMarlow Stern
November 25, 2013
As Bree is meticulously polishing her silver, she dissolves from control freak into grieving widow.
Historical Examples
It is a blessed truth that the mind cannot stay long in a bree.
The Squire of Sandal-SideAmelia Edith Huddleston Barr
On the other hand, Mrs. Bree said "Bel hadn't got a mite of snap to her."
The Other GirlsMrs. A. D. T. Whitney
Mrs. Bree had not found out where the "snap" lay in Bel's character.
The Other GirlsMrs. A. D. T. Whitney
It had been "all Bel was good for;" and it had been more than Mrs. Bree had appreciated at the time.
The Other GirlsMrs. A. D. T. Whitney
Miss Bree and her niece, between them, carried home the large box.
The Other GirlsMrs. A. D. T. Whitney