brattice

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English bretage, bretace, from Old French bretesce, bretesche, breteske, from Late Latin brittisca. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈbɹæt.ɪs/ === Noun === brattice (plural brattices) (mining) A partition in a coal mine, made from wood or from canvas sheeting coated in tar. (historical) A wooden structure used for attack or defence, such as an archery tower, or a penthouse built over the entry to a castle for archers to shoot from. Coordinate term: hoard ==== Alternative forms ==== (mining): brettice (fortification): brettice, bretasche, bretesche, bretache, bretesse, bretesque ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== bretessé, bretessed === Verb === brattice (third-person singular simple present brattices, present participle bratticing, simple past and past participle bratticed) (transitive) To divide into partitions of this kind.