brasque

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noun

A mixture of charcoal, clay, etc. used in smelting.

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OriginFrench brasque ← Vulgar Latin *brasica ← Proto-West Germanic *brasa →
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Meanings

nounbrasque (usually uncountable, plural brasques)

plural brasques

  1. uncountableusuallyA mixture of charcoal, clay, etc. used in smelting.

    Synonyms: steep

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mixture of charcoal, clay, etc. used in smelting.

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steep

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰres-“to burst, crack”
  2. Proto-Germanic*brasō
  3. Proto-West Germanic*brasa
  4. Vulgar Latin*brasica
  5. Frenchbrasque
  6. Englishbrasque

From French brasque, from Vulgar Latin *brasica, from Proto-West Germanic *brasa, from Proto-Germanic *brasō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, crack”); Related to Proto-Germanic *brestaną. Or, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to seethe, boil”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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