braird
[ braird ]
/ brɛərd /
noun
the first sprouts or shoots of grass, corn, or other crops; new growth.
verb (used without object)
(of a crop or a seed) to sprout; appear above the ground.
Origin of braird
1400–50; late Middle English
breird, variant of
brerd a sprout, to sprout, Old English
brerd edge, top; akin to
brad
Words nearby braird
brainwashing,
brainwave,
brainwork,
brainworm,
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braise,
brak,
brake,
brake band,
brake drum
Example sentences from the Web for braird
Somewhere about twelve days after the sowing the shoots appear above ground, when the “braird” is about four inches high.
The Khedive's Country |George Manville FennThe standing bush keeps frost off the braird, which could not look better.