Brae
a slope; declivity; hillside.
Historical Examples
Chaucer’s Works, Volume 3 (of 7) Geoffrey Chaucer
A Daughter of Raasay William MacLeod Raine
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI Robert Louis Stevenson
A Window in Thrums J. M. Barrie
A Window in Thrums J. M. Barrie
A Window in Thrums J. M. Barrie
A Window in Thrums J. M. Barrie
A Window in Thrums J. M. Barrie
David Balfour, Second Part Robert Louis Stevenson
Auld Licht Idylls J. M. Barrie
noun (Scot)
a hill or hillside; slope
(pl) an upland area: the Gleniffer Braes
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