Brettices

Brettices: Brettice Bret"tice, n.; pl. {Brettices}. [OE. bretasce, bretage, parapet, OF. bretesche wooden tower, F. bret[`e]che, LL. breteschia, bertresca, prob. fr. OHG. bret, G. brett board; akin to E. board. See {Board}, n., and cf. {Bartizan}.] The wooden boarding used in supporting the roofs and walls of coal mines. See {Brattice}. [1913 Webster]

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brettices — n. brattice, partition in a mine shaft used to support walls and roof … English contemporary dictionary
Brettice — Bret tice, n.; pl. {Brettices}. [OE. bretasce, bretage, parapet, OF. bretesche wooden tower, F. bret[ e]che, LL. breteschia, bertresca, prob. fr. OHG. bret, G. brett board; akin to E. board. See {Board}, n., and cf. {Bartizan}.] The wooden… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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