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brack¹

  • /bɹæk/

Where it comes from

From Middle Dutch brac (whence Dutch brak). More at brackish.

noun

  1. obsolete, uncountable Salty or brackish water. The very earth to fill the hungry mawe; When they far'd best, they fed on Fearne and brack,

brack²

  • /bɹæk/

Where it comes from

Compare Dutch braak.

noun bracks

  1. An opening caused by the parting of a solid body; a crack or breach. You may find time out in eternity, Deceit and violence in heavenly Justice, Life in the grave, and death among the blessed, Ere stain or brack in her sweet reputation.
  2. A flaw in cloth. […] You must take care that all the bracks and rents in the Linen be duly mended.

brack³

  • /bɹæk/

Where it comes from

Shortening.

noun bracks

  1. countable, uncountable Barmbrack. MAIRE MIRKIN (played by Brid Brennan): ”Sit down please the both of you. You’ve intruded right into the middle of our nightcap, young man. I was just about to serve a toddy to Hector and myself. Can I fix you one?”. ARM (played by Cosmo Jarvis): A wha…? HECTOR: Do, dear, yeah. And, um (clicks tongue

brack⁴

  • /bɹæk/

Where it comes from

From black

adjective bracker · more brack · brackest · most brack

  1. pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of black For quotations using this term, see Citations:brack.

Brack⁵

proper noun Bracks

  1. A surname.

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"brack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/brack. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

brack. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/brack

Chicago

"brack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/brack.

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@misc{brack_2026,
  title = {brack},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brack},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}