brayet

[< Cdn F < OF brayette(s) breech(es); cf. F braie(s)]

Obs.

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a loin covering of cloth or soft leather.

Quotations

1792

His . . . equipment [included] two shirts, two brayets . . . 3 carots of tobacco

1808

I gave them each a blanket and a Brayet that they may appear decent. . . .

1808

The men dress in a capot, brayet and leggings of carribou skin, prepared in the hair, which they wear, at all seasons, next to skin. . . .