brume

[ broom ]
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noun
  1. mist; fog.

Origin of brume

1
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

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British Dictionary definitions for brume

brume

/ (bruːm) /


noun
  1. poetic heavy mist or fog

Origin of brume

1
C19: from French: mist, winter, from Latin brūma, contracted from brevissima diēs the shortest day

Derived forms of brume

  • brumous, adjective

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