brume
[ broom ]
noun
mist; fog.
Origin of brume
11800–10; <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
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British Dictionary definitions for brume
brume
/ (bruːm) /
noun
poetic heavy mist or fog
Origin of brume
1C19: from French: mist, winter, from Latin brūma, contracted from brevissima diēs the shortest day
Derived forms of brume
- brumous, adjective
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