brevier
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of brevier
1590–1600; < German: literally, breviary; so called from use in printing breviaries
Example Sentences
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F. bourgeois of the middle class; hence applied to an intermediate size of type between brevier and long primer: cf.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
A size of type between long primer and brevier.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
Serene Highness, Princess Helen, honoured the Misses Reid and Bryant last evening at a soiree.'—leaded brevier every morning on the editorial page.
From The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day by Stark, Harriet
What do mountains become in type, or rivers in Mr. Vizetelly's best brevier?
From From Cornhill to Grand Cairo by Thackeray, William Makepeace
He was walking by the hedge, reading, I think a brevier book with, I doubt not, a witty letter in it from Glycera or Chloe to keep the page.
From Ulysses by Joyce, James
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