- braw
- adjective Etymology: modification of Middle French brave Date: circa 1565 1. chiefly Scottish good, fine 2. chiefly Scottish well dressed
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Braw — Braw, a. [See {Brave}, a.] [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] 1. Well dressed; handsome; smart; brave; used of persons or their clothing, etc.; as, a braw lad. A braw new gown. Burns. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Good; fine. A braw night. Sir W. Scott. [Webster… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
braw — braw; braw·ly; braw·lie; … English syllables
braw|ly — or braw|lie «BR lee», adverb. Scottish. finely; excellently; well … Useful english dictionary
braw — Scottish formation and pronunciation of BRAVE (Cf. brave) … Etymology dictionary
braw — [brô, brä] adj. [< BRAVE] Scot. 1. well dressed 2. splendid … English World dictionary
Braw — If something is braw it is excellent, as in the well worn music hall phrase It s a braw, bricht, moonlicht nicht, the nicht/ Braw is derived from brave … Scottish slang
braw — brawly, brawlie, brawlis, brawlys /braw lis, brah /, adv. /braw, brah/, adj. Scot. and North Eng. 1. fine or fine looking; excellent. 2. finely dressed; dressed in a splendid or gaudy fashion. [1555 65; var. of BRAVE] * * * … Universalium
braw — adjective ScotE 1 a braw woman is beautiful, especially because she is big and strong 2 braw weather is good … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
braw — [[t]brɔ, brɑ[/t]] adj. Chiefly Scot. 1) scot. excellent 2) scot. finely dressed • Etymology: 1555–65; var. of brave braw′ly, adv … From formal English to slang
braw — /brɔ/ (say braw), /bra/ (say brah) adjective Scottish fine or fine looking; excellent. {variant of brave} …
braw|lie — braw|ly or braw|lie «BR lee», adverb. Scottish. finely; excellently; well … Useful english dictionary
