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Brazil (iou) and gasholder (oh)


Brazil (iou)



Brazil noun1. Also brazil, Brasil. ME.
[from medieval Latin brasilium, of uncertain origin; in sense 3, name of the S. Amer. country (Portuguese Brasil), which derived its name from the wood.]
The hard red wood of various tropical trees, esp. of the genus Caesalpinia. Now usu. Brazil-wood. ME.
A red dye obtained from this wood. LME-E19.
In full Brazil nut. The large three-sided nut of the S. American tree Bertholletia excelsa. M19.
? In sense 1 formerly taken as a type of hardness, and as such often confused with BRAZIL noun2, with corresp. pronunc.

gasholder (oh)



a very large round metal container or building from which gas is carried in pipes to buildings