Definition of "braize" [braize]

• A European marine fish (Pagrus vulgaris) allied to the American scup; the becker. The name is sometimes applied to the related species. (noun)
• A kind of small charcoal used for roasting ore. (noun)
• Dated form of braise. (verb)

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• "Fishes do not thrive in cold places, and those fishes suffer most in severe winters that have a stone in their head, as the chromis, the basse, the sciaena, and the braize; for owing to the stone they get frozen with the cold, and are thrown up on shore."
• "The braize, the sea-scorpion, the black conger, the muraena, and the piper or sea-cuckoo are found alike in shallow and deep waters."
• "-- An excellent way in which to cook a piece of beef that is cut from the rump or lower round is to braize it."