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Webster 1913 Edition


Brest

Brest

,
3d s
ing.
pr.
for
Bursteth
.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Brest

BREST

or BREAST,
Noun.
In architecture, the member of a column, more usually called torus or tore. [See Torus.]

Definition 2025


brest

brest

See also: Brest

English

Noun

brest (plural brests)

  1. Obsolete spelling of breast

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *berstъ.

Noun

brest m (Cyrillic spelling брест)

  1. elm

Declension


Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *berstъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrèːst/, /ˈbréːst/, /ˈbrɛ́st/
  • Tonal orthography: brẹ́st, brẹ̑st, brȅst

Noun

brést or brèst m inan (genitive brésta, nominative plural brésti)

  1. elm (tree)

Declension