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bree

n. uncountable
C2 Proficiency US //ˈbɹi// UK //bɹˈiː// bree Archaic Dialect

n. a thick soup or broth. It is a word used mostly in Scotland to describe the liquid part of a meal.

n. the liquid in which food has been boiled; a broth or soup. Primarily used in Scottish dialects.


SIMPLE

She served a warm bowl of chicken bree.

CONTEXTUAL

After boiling the vegetables, he saved the bree to use as a base for the next day's stew.

COMPLEX

The traditional recipe calls for the mutton to be simmered slowly until the resulting bree is rich enough to sustain a traveler through the harsh highland winter.

Usage

Primarily a regional dialect term; often appears in the phrase 'kale bree'.

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