Brasque

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A mixture of charcoal, clay, etc. used in smelting. uncountable, usually

Etymology

From French brasque, from Vulgar Latin *brasica, from Proto-West Germanic *brasa, from Proto-Germanic *brasō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, crack”); Related to Proto-Germanic *brestaną. Or, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to seethe, boil”).

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