Brussels griffon

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noun

one of a Belgian breed of toy dogs having a thick, wiry, reddish-brown coat.

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Origin of Brussels griffon

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby Brussels griffon

brusque, brusquely, brusquerie, Brussels, Brussels carpet, Brussels griffon, Brussels lace, Brussels sprout, brussen, brut, brutal

How to use Brussels griffon in a sentence

They are both viewed in essence like eating Brussels sprouts.
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Other Western cities have been attacked as well, including Madrid, London, Brussels and Ottawa.
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And the people on the airplane with Duncan through Brussels and Washington, D.C. are also in the clear.
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As of Wednesday, there were suspected Ebola patients in hospitals in Cyprus, Rome, Brussels, Paris and London.
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“I found myself in a very dangerous situation,” Kadouni told me recently by phone from Brussels, where he now lives.
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The artists of Oosterbeck and Brussels, who were her associates, materially aided her by their encouragement.
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While residing in Brussels these two artists began to collect works of art for what is now known as the Mesdag Museum.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
He plays beautifully, and was trained in the famous Brussels conservatory, of which Dupont is the head.
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We re-visited Paris, but spent most of our three weeks in a tour through Belgium, finishing up at Brussels.
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Of course we paid our visit to this little lion of Brussels (the Prince's palace, I mean).
Little Travels and Roadside Sketches|William Makepeace Thackeray