English Explanatory Dictionary

bree

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The eyelid.
  2. The eyebrow.
  3. The brow; forehead.
noun
  1. Broth.
name
  1. A diminutive of the female given names Breanna or Breyon.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/bɹiː/

Word forms

bree brees

Etymology

From Middle English brewe, bre, bregh, from Old English brēġ (“eyelid”) (Anglian dialect). Compare West Saxon brǣw, brēaw, brēaġ (“eyelid”), from Proto-Germanic *brēwō. Cognate with Dutch (wenk)brauw, German Braue. Compare brae from the same source. Apparently related to brow.

Derived words

barley-bree partan bree
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