brattice

Etymology
,, from , , , from.

Noun

 * 1)  A wooden partition in a coal mine.
 * 2)  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.
 * 1)  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.

Alternative forms

 * , bretasche, bretesche, bretache, bretesse, bretesque
 * , bretasche, bretesche, bretache, bretesse, bretesque

Related terms

 * bretessé, bretessed

Verb

 * 1)  To divide into partitions of this kind.