Brett
a male or female given name.
Contemporary Examples
Inside the Georgia Militia Murders Caitlin Dickson September 19, 2013
Brett Ratner: The Movie Matthew DeBord September 10, 2009
Is There Anything Chuck Hagel Won’t Say? David Frum January 8, 2013
Brett Favre, Prima Donna Allen Barra October 8, 2010
TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2012-13’s New Shows Jace Lacob, Maria Elena Fernandez June 11, 2012
Historical Examples
The Stowmarket Mystery Louis Tracy
Hildegarde’s Holiday Laura E. Richards
Marion Darche F. Marion Crawford
It Could Be Anything John Keith Laumer
Marion Darche F. Marion Crawford
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one of a pair of ornamental suspenderlike shoulder straps that attach to the waistband at the front and back of a garment.
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fellow members. Archaic. brothers. a male offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; a male sibling. Also called half brother. a male offspring having only one parent in common with another offspring. a stepbrother. a male numbered among the same kinship group, nationality, ethnicity, profession, etc., as another; an associate; a fellow member, […]
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a native or inhabitant of Brittany. Also called Armorican, Armoric. the Celtic language of Brittany. (often lowercase) a round hat for women, with a flat crown and a turned-up brim. pertaining to Brittany, the Bretons, or their language. André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic. Jules Adolphe [zhyl a-dawlf] /ʒyl aˈdɔlf/ […]