braeface

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

The face, slope, or side of a brae.

"Evander, son of my heart, take the way by the kirkyard and spiel the braeface till you reach the shieling on the hill, and when you swing back the door it is no more you will need to ask what to do."
"[T]he left range was more open, with patches of poplar running up the valleys and burnsides, reminding one of the green braeface of the Highland glens."
"He was buried on the braeface, near the burn […]"

Etymology tree English brae Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face English braeface From brae + face.

braefaces (plural)

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What does braeface mean?

The face, slope, or side of a brae.

Where does braeface come from?

Etymology tree English brae Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face English braeface From brae + face.

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