British Dictionary definitions for Brasil (2 of 2)
/ (brəˈziːl) /
the Portuguese spelling of Brazil
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How to use brasil in a sentence
brasil seems to be the most favourable to them, as it is there alone that they are found loaded with fat.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonOthers thought they existed on the western coasts of Africa, because they have sometimes been transported from brasil into Guinea.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonIt is a native of Guinea, and has been transported into brasil, where it has multiplied as in its own native country.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffonbrasil, s. dye made from a certain dye-wood (see note), B 4649.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes | Geoffrey ChaucerThe sapphire of brasil is merely a blue tourmaline, as its specific gravity and inferior hardness show.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew Ure
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