Braize

//bɹeɪz// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A European marine fish, Pagrus pagrus, allied to the American scup; the becker. The name is sometimes applied to the related species.
  2. 2
    Dated form of braise (“meat cooked by braising”). alt-of, dated
  3. 3
    Alternative spelling of braze (small charcoal for melting ore) alt-of, alternative

    "The fuel was wood, either alone or mixed with peat, or pure peat - as in the north of Lancashire - or mineral coal, but most frequently it was small charcoal, called braise or braize."

Verb
  1. 1
    Dated form of braise. alt-of, dated

    "braizing meat"

Synonyms

All synonyms
braisebraisebrazier

Example

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"The fuel was wood, either alone or mixed with peat, or pure peat - as in the north of Lancashire - or mineral coal, but most frequently it was small charcoal, called braise or braize."

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps akin to English barse (“bass, perch”) and English bream.

Related phrases

pagrus pagrus

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