brattice

brat·tice

Historical a temporary breastwork or parapet put up during a siege
Mining a partition of wood, creosote-impregnated cloth, etc., used to control the flow of fresh air that is pumped into the mine

Origin of brattice

Middle English bretice, bretasce from Old French bretesche, wooden tower from Medieval Latin brittisca; probably from Old High German brittissa, lattice, balcony from bret, board

transitive verb

-·ticed, -·tic·ing

to furnish with a brattice

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brattice

noun

A partition, typically of wood or cloth, erected in a mine for ventilation.
A breastwork erected during a siege.

Origin of brattice

Middle English bretice defensive structure from Old French bretesche from Medieval Latin bretescha (turris) British-style (tower) probably from Old English bryttisc British

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Noun

(plural brattices)

A wooden partition in a coal mine

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