bracteate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
15
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈbɹaktiːət/(UK)

Definition of bracteate

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Having bracts.
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adj

  1. Having bracts.
  2. Made of thin, beaten metal (of coins, ornaments etc. with a hollow underside).

noun

  1. A bracteate coin or other object.

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Etymology

From Latin bracteātus (“gold-plated, golden”), from bractea (“gold leaf, veneer, glitter”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). By surface analysis, bract + -eate (second element from -ea + -ate).

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