Brettices

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brettice \Bret"tice\, n.; pl. {Brettices}. [OE. bretasce,
     bretage, parapet, OF. bretesche wooden tower, F. bret[`e]che,
     LL. breteschia, bertresca, prob. fr. OHG. bret, G. brett
     board; akin to E. board. See {Board}, n., and cf.
     {Bartizan}.]
     The wooden boarding used in supporting the roofs and walls of


     coal mines. See {Brattice}.
     [1913 Webster]