What does brazil mean?
Brazil means (obsolete) A red-orange dye obtained from brazil wood..
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/bɹəˈzɪl/ · noun
(obsolete) A red-orange dye obtained from brazil wood..
A small Quantity of Saffron will Tinct more then a very great Quantity of Brasil.
The Prouince Brasilia tooke his name of the woode called Brasill.
Thou know'st my brittle temper's prone to break. Are my bones brazil or my flesh of oak?
[P]ernambucco – the finest brasil from Brazil, so strong it almost resembles iron – became the favoured material for good bows.
I picked up a handful of brazils from the bowl.
Use brazil when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Brazil means (obsolete) A red-orange dye obtained from brazil wood..
Common synonyms include brasil, brazil nut.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A small Quantity of Saffron will Tinct more then a very great Quantity of Brasil.
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