brize

See also: bříze

English

Alternative forms

breese, breeze

Noun

brize (plural brizes)

The breezefly.
- c. 1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, act 1, scene 3, lines 48–49:
  The herd hath more annoyance by the brize, / Than by the tiger

French

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek βρίζα (bríza, “rye”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʁiz/

Noun

brize f (plural brizes)

quaking grass (grass of the genus Briza)

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