brazil
English meaning: Brazil
Definition
A red-orange dye obtained from brazil wood.
Example
“She added a handful of brazil nuts to the trail mix.”
Another example: “The cabinet was finished with a deep red stain made from brazil.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Primarily a proper noun for the country, but as a common noun it can name the brazil nut or a red dyewood. In everyday English the lowercase common-noun senses are rare and somewhat technical or dated.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old French 'bresil', the name of the red dyewood, ultimately from a word related to 'braise' (glowing coals) for its ember-red colour; the country was later named after the wood.
Synonyms
- brasil
- brazilwood
- brazil nut
Related Words
- paraguay
- guiana
- suriname
- bahia
- uruguay
- paran
- guyana
- brasil
- brazilian
- ecuador
Common Collocations
- brazil nut
- brazil wood
- grated brazil
Word Forms
brazil (n); brazils (pl)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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- Indo-European
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