English Explanatory Dictionary

bred

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of breed
noun
  1. Alternative form of braid (“board, shelf, plank”).

Pronunciation

/bɹɛd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bred.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-bred.wav

Word forms

bred breds

Etymology

From Middle English bred, from Old English bred (“board, plank, tablet, table”). More at braid.

Derived words

courtbred crossbred earthbred half-bred hellbred highbred homebred lowbred nonbred purebred sib-bred standardbred straightbred thoroughbred true-bred unbred underbred xbred
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