Brescia
noun
a city in central Lombardy, in N Italy.
Brescian
-
a word derived from
Brescia.
Example Sentences
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There is a distinctly Brescian feel to N17 of late.
From BBC β Jul. 31, 2026
Lamrani says De Zerbi "remains deeply attached to the people on the terraces" - and to his Brescian roots.
From BBC β Jul. 31, 2026
This characteristic is only heard in perfection in the Stradiuarius or the Guarnerius of Cremona, and the great Brescian makers Gaspar di Salo and Magini.
From Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. by J. H. (Joseph Henry) Pearce
In the Brescian school, Moretto was unusually fond of the subject.
From The Madonna in Art by Estelle M. (Estelle May) Hurll
And again, in the fifth book— “Nec poterat quenquam placidi pellacia ponti, Subdola pellicere in fraudem, ridentibus undis,” where the Brescian edition reads pollicere, instead of pellicere, which seems to be wrong.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by John Dunlop
