Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brancard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bran-card
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A litter drawn by a horse, on which a person may be carried.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Mr d'Arblay was not only renversé, the brancard striking him upon his breast, but flung to some distance by the force of the blow."

Etymology

Borrowed from French brancard.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: brancard

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

brancards (plural)

Questions

What does brancard mean?: A litter drawn by a horse, on which a person may be carried.
Where does brancard come from?: It is traced to French.

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