Bristol

The word “Bristol” means a city in southwest England, and by extension numerous smaller towns of the same name in the US, Canada, and elsewhere. In plain terms, mainly the well-known English city; also a term for a type of heavy drawing paper, and in British slang (via rhyming slang), a crude term for a woman's breast.

“Bristol” is pronounced BRIHS-tuhl (/ˈbɹɪstəl/ in IPA).

Here is “Bristol” used in a sentence: “They caught the early train from Bristol to London.”

Depending on how it is used, “Bristol” can be a name and a noun.

The word “Bristol” comes from Old English. From Old English Bryċġstōw, literally "the place by the bridge," which evolved through Middle English Bristowe into the modern spelling.

“Bristol” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“Bristol” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a city in southwest England, and by extension numerous smaller towns of the same name in the US, Canada, and elsewhere.

Bristol board — often shortened to "bristol" — is a smooth, heavyweight paper or card stock used for drawing, printing, and craft work. Its stiff, smooth surface takes ink and marker cleanly, which makes it a favorite for illustration and comic art.

Bristol is a city in southwest England and the largest city in that region. Its name has also spread abroad: numerous smaller towns in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere are called Bristol.

They take their name from the English port city, carried across the Atlantic by settlers — a common pattern for British place names in North America. The dictionary entry for Bristol therefore covers both the original city in southwest England and its overseas namesakes.

The place name Bristol is always capitalized. For the card stock, both "Bristol board" and lowercase "bristol board" appear in print, and artists often write simply "bristol"; lowercase is common when the word acts as an ordinary noun for the material.