Brest

//bɹɛst// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of breast. alt-of, obsolete

    "Thereout a strange beast with seven heads arose, / That townes and castles under her brest did coure."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A port city in Brittany, France.
  2. 2
    A city in Belarus, on the border with Poland.

Synonyms

All synonyms
brest-litovskbrest-on-the-bug

Example

More examples

"The high speed, high comfort electric train Minsk—Brest will depart in five minutes from the fourth track at the second platform."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Breton Brest (via French), from Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”), compare Scottish Gaelic bre.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian Брест (Brest).

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brest-plate

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