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- noun Plural form of
brisque .
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Examples
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They clipped fresh _brisques_ in his rough white coat as the weary months dragged on,
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 28, 1917 Various
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a distance to be dressed pretty much like us; but when nearer they stand revealed as the shirkers and deserters of the war, in spite of being disguised as soldiers, in spite of their brisques. [note 1]
Under Fire: the story of a squad Henri Barbusse 1904
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