brize

See also: bříze

English

Alternative forms

• breese, breeze

Noun

brize (plural brizes)

1. 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)

1. quaking grass (grass of the genus Briza)