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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1791, 1988
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BRAISANT, adj. For Eng. brazen(-faced) (Edb., Rxb. 2000s). [′bre:z(ə)nt]Ags. 1988 Raymond Vettese The Richt Noise 58:
Yet I've seen
yon steeple-vane
skyre abuin
as gin unfleggit o ocht it wad craw
braisant on aa!m.Sc. 1988 William Neill Making Tracks 90:
For aw his yirdin-claes the craw ye'll see
hes aye a braisant skinkle in his ee.Edb. 1791 J. Learmont Poems 364:
To live wi' sic a wast'ry, braisant jade!
