\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}.