Definition of Brandise

1. Noun. (archaic) A three-legged stand for a pot or pan over a fire. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Brandise

1. a trivet [n -S] - See also: trivet

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brandise

brandalism
brandcasting
branded
brander
brandered
branders
brandholzite
brandied
brandies
branding
branding iron
branding irons
branding moment
branding moments
brandings
brandise (current term)
brandises
brandish
brandished
brandisher
brandishers
brandishes
brandishing
brandishings
brandisht
brandistock
brandjacking
brandle
brandled
brandles

Literary usage of Brandise

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lean's Collectanea by Vincent Stuckey Lean, Julia Lucy Woodward (1903)
"Bury three living puppies " brandise-wise " in the corner of a field, to rid it of weeds ..."

2. A History of Devonshire: With Sketches of Its Leading Worthies by Richard Nicholls Worth (1895)
"Living animals have been burnt alive in sacrifice within memory to avert the loss of other stock. The burial of three puppies ' brandise-wise' in a field is ..."

3. Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx by JOHN. RHYS (1901)
"The burial of three puppies " brandise-wise " in a field is supposed to rid it of weeds.' The second statement is very curious, and the first seems to mean ..."

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