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Brettice
Bret′tice
,Noun.
pl.
Brettices
. [OE. , and cf.
bretasce
, bretage
, parapet, OF. bretesche
wooden tower, F. bretèche
, LL. breteschia
, bertresca
, prob. fr. OHG. bret
, G. brett
board; akin to E. board
. See Board
, Noun.
Bartizan
.] The wooden boarding used in supporting the roofs and walls of coal mines. See
Brattice
.