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Definition of Brothy

1. resembling broth [adj] - See also: broth

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brothy

Literary usage of Brothy

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

1. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland by Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1901)
"... harre brothy' î his Ryght and foo so Brake thes Heule to fall in y' ... all so no brothy' of y* sayd yeild schall by no salt ne yre ne collis to use ..."

2. Journal by Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1901)
"... all so no brothy' of y° sayd yeild schall by no salt ne yre ne collis to use or'ra ... to y' sayde brothy'. " All so salt yrcn & collis and Suche othyr ..."

3. The Middle English Ideal of Personal Beauty: As Found in the Metrical by Walter Clyde Curry (1916)
"Arth., 1090 ff. thus, His berd was brothy and blake, }>at tille his brest ... That brothy e here and in the preceding quotation does not mean stiff, ..."

4. George Eliot's Works by George Eliot (1893)
"Esther was waiting for the sake of — not a probability, but — a mere possibility, which made the brothy odours endurable. Apparently, in less than half an ..."

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