How to pronounce brattice
American English pronunciation
BRAT-is
- IPA
- /ˈbɹætɪs/
- Syllables
- BRAT · is (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What brattice means
A wooden gallery built on a castle wall for defense
In a sentence: Builders added a wooden brattice to the top of the castle wall so guards could watch the road.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Old French word bretesche, from an older Latin word, brittisca.
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