English Explanatory Dictionary

bracteate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having bracts.
  2. Made of thin, beaten metal (of coins, ornaments etc. with a hollow underside).
noun
  1. A bracteate coin or other object.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹaktiːət/

Word forms

bracteate more bracteate most bracteate bracteates

Etymology

From Latin bracteātus (“gold-plated, golden”), from bractea (“gold leaf, veneer, glitter”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). By surface analysis, bract + -eate (second element from -ea + -ate).

Derived words

bibracteate bracteately tribracteate unibracteate
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