- braise / braze
- Braise means "to cook (usually meat) slowly in liquid": Braised meat is usually tender.To braze is to solder or create with metals such as bronze: Shirley brazed a statue of a famous Civil War leader.
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braise / braze — Braise means to cook (usually meat) slowly in liquid : Braised meat is usually tender. To braze is to solder or create with metals such as bronze: Shirley brazed a statue of a famous Civil War leader … Confused words
braze — braze1 [brāz] vt. brazed, brazing [Fr braser, to solder, var. of braiser,BRAISE] to join (metals) by melting nonferrous metals or alloys into the joints at temperatures exceeding 800°F (426.7°C): see SOLDER, WELD1 brazer n. braze2 [brāz] vt … English World dictionary
braze — braise, brays … American English homophones
braise — 1. braise [ brɛz ] n. f. • breze XIIe; germ. occid. °brasa ♦ Matière incandescente qui ne jette plus de flammes (cf. Charbons ardents). Cuire, griller de la viande sur la braise. Souffler sur la braise, les braises. Par métaph. Des yeux de braise … Encyclopédie Universelle
braze — {{11}}braze (v.1) to expose to the action of fire, 1580s, perhaps from Fr. braser to solder, in Old French, to burn, related to brese embers (see BRAISE (Cf. braise)). Related: Brazed; brazing. {{12}}braze (v.2) to make … Etymology dictionary
braze — I [[t]breɪz[/t]] v. t. brazed, braz•ing 1) to make of brass 2) to cover or ornament with or as if with brass 3) to make brasslike • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME brasen, OE bræsian; see brass II braze [[t]breɪz[/t]] v. t. brazed, braz•ing mel to unite … From formal English to slang
braze — I. /breɪz / (say brayz) verb (t) (brazed, brazing) 1. to make of brass. 2. to cover or ornament with brass, or as if with brass. 3. to make brass like. {Middle English, Old English bræsian, from bræs brass} II. /breɪz / (say brayz) verb (t)… …
braze — I. transitive verb (brazed; brazing) Etymology: irregular from brass Date: 1602 archaic harden II. transitive verb (brazed; brazing) Etymology: French braser, from Old French, to burn, from … New Collegiate Dictionary
braze — braze1 /brayz/, v.t., brazed, brazing. 1. to make of brass. 2. to cover or ornament with or as if with brass. 3. to make brasslike. [bef. 1000; ME brasen, OE braesian; see BRASS] braze2 brazer, n … Universalium
braise — brays, braze … American English homophones
