brancard

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noun

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

OriginFrench brancard →
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Meanings

nounbrancard (plural brancards)

plural brancards

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

    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.

    1814, Frances Burney, Journals and Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 479

Origin

  1. Frenchbrancard
  2. Englishbrancard

Borrowed from French brancard.

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APA

brancard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brancard

MLA

“brancard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brancard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brancard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brancard.

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