Brisure
//bɹɪˈzjʊə(ɹ)// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any part of a rampart or parapet which deviates from the general direction.
- 2 A mark of cadency or difference.
"The baton is made now very short by the French, who call it baton peri, and is always a brisure, frequently made use of by the younger sons of France, of which I have treated in my marks of cadency, and shall do so again[…]"
Example
More examples"The baton is made now very short by the French, who call it baton peri, and is always a brisure, frequently made use of by the younger sons of France, of which I have treated in my marks of cadency, and shall do so again[…]"
Etymology
From French brisure, from briser (“to break”).
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