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单词 brume
释义

brume

[ broom ]
/ brum /
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noun

mist; fog.

Origin of brume

1800–10; <French: fog <Provençal bruma<Latin brūma winter, originally winter solstice, contraction of *brevima (diēs) shortest (day); see breve

OTHER WORDS FROM brume

bru·mous [broo-muhs], /ˈbru məs/, adjective

Words nearby brume

bruit, brulé, Brumaire, brumal, brumby, brume, brummagem, Brummell, Brummie, brunch, brunch coat
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Example sentences from the Web for brume

  • It lifts its heavy bracts of flattened bloom Against the sky Hazily grey with brume.

    Goblins and Pagodas|John Gould Fletcher
  • "Brume brume on hill," is also mentioned in the Complayat of Scotland.

    Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Vol. II (of 3)|Walter Scott
  • The possibilities of each night were doomed by the French report, "Brume dans les valles!"

    'Green Balls'|Paul Bewsher

British Dictionary definitions for brume

brume
/ (bruːm) /

noun

poetic heavy mist or fog

Derived forms of brume

brumous, adjective

Word Origin for brume

C19: from French: mist, winter, from Latin brūma, contracted from brevissima diēs the shortest day
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