brae

(brā)

n. Scots

A hillside; a slope.

[Middle English bra, from Old Norse brā, eyebrow (unattested sense), eyelash.]

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brae

(breɪ; Scottish bre)

1. (Physical Geography) a hill or hillside; slope

2. (plural) an upland area: the Gleniffer Braes.

[C14 bra; related to Old Norse brā eyelash, Old High German brāwa eyelid, eyebrow; compare brow]

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hill•side

(ˈhɪlˌsaɪd)

n.

the side or slope of a hill.

[1350–1400]

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brae - a slope or hillside

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hillside - the side or slope of a hill

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brae

[breɪ] N (Scot) → ladera f de monte, pendiente f

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brae

n (Scot) → Berg m

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We trooped with her down the brae to the wooden station, and I think I was envying her the journey in the mysterious wagons; I know we played around her, proud of our right to be there, but I do not recall it, I only speak from hearsay.

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I have fished a water with a sentry on the other side of the brae, and killed a fine trout; and I have sat in a heather bush within six feet of another, and learned a real bonny tune from his whistling.

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So Fred was gratified with nearly an hour's practice of "Ar hyd y nos," "Ye banks and braes," and other favorite airs from his "Instructor on the Flute;" a wheezy performance, into which he threw much ambition and an irrepressible hopefulness.

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We twa hae run about the braes, And pu'd the gowans fine; But we've wander'd mony a weary foot, Sin auld lang syne.

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We twa hae run about the braes And pu'd the gowans' fine

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a Bristow-operated helicopter mistakenly made a landing approach to the Brae Bravo platform, seven miles from its destination, Brae alpha, last august.

Helicopter almost landed on wrong rig

But, in our memories, Murray's lime-washed cottage on Boor's Brae and Baillie's Foxbar Farm still dapple buttercup-bespangled meadows.

Childhood adventures on The Braes; PARKER'S WAYWE REVISIT DEREK PARKER'S RAMBLES THROUGH RENFREWSHIRE

The book contains three and a half years of research into the work of Newall, who also designed Moat Brae.

Margaret's Newall book is a cut above

SHINING Author She is patron of Moat Brae House in Dumfries, the magnificent Georgian property which inspired JM Barrie to write Peter Pan.

I wish I could takeevery child'smobile phone and flush them down the Pan; AB FAB'S JOANNA ON WHY SHE WANTS TO INSPIRE KIDS TO FORGET SOCIAL MEDIA AND PICK UP A BOOK; Actress reveals love of JM Barrie and his old home

Neglected for many years, Moat Brae house and garden was where the young J.M.

Scotland's latest international visitor attraction, [...]

Moat Brae, a Georgian property in Dumfries, was saved from demolition a decade ago, and has now been restored as an international visitor attraction.

Star praises restoration

The council made a temporary closure order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 that will close the street from the junction of Ferniebank Brae to the junction of Abercromby Drive.

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