German

Proper noun

Brachet m ‎(genitive Brachets, plural Brachete)

1. (archaic) June (sixth month of the Gregorian calendar)

English

Noun

brachet ‎(plural brachets)

1. (obsolete) A female hunting hound that hunts by scent.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter v, in Le Morte Darthur, book III:

     Ryght so as they sat ther came rennyng in a whyte hert in to the halle and a whyte brachet next hym and xxx couple of black rennyng houndes cam after with a greete crye

See also

• brach

Old French

Alternative forms

• braquet

Noun

brachet m ‎(oblique plural brachez or brachetz, nominative singular brachez or brachetz, nominative plural brachet)

1. hunting dog trained to follow the scent of an animal

Descendants

• English: brachet (borrowed)