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• brut
  brut

  adjective

  (of wine, especially champagne) very dry.
• Brut
  Brut

  noun

  any of a number of partly legendary, partly historical chronicles dealing with early English history, written during the Middle Ages and usually beginning with Brutus, the mythic and eponymous ancestor of the country.

brut

¹ American  

[broot, bryt] / brut, brüt /

adjective

1. (of wine, especially champagne) very dry.

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Brut ² American  

[broot] / brut /

noun

1. any of a number of partly legendary, partly historical chronicles dealing with early English history, written during the Middle Ages and usually beginning with Brutus, the mythic and eponymous ancestor of the country.

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brut British  

/ bryt, bruːt /

adjective

1. (of champagne) not sweet; dry

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Etymology

Origin of brut¹

1890–95; < French: raw; see brute ²

Origin of Brut²

1300–50; Middle English < Old French < Medieval Latin Brūtus

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The brut, aptly named “Flying by the Seat of Our Pants,” pairs beautifully with the included 1 oz. tin of custom Bricoleur x Tsar Nicoulai caviar and a mother-of-pearl spoon.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2024

Still reeling after August wildfires ravaged his hometown of Lahaina, he doesn’t want to serve tourists, pouring brut champagne or topping their mai tais with honey-liliko’i foam.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2023

This brut and a sibling rosé that costs just a dollar more demonstrate why Spain’s cava is my first choice for bargain sparklers.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2023

This brut is a proprietary blend of pinot Meunier, pinot noir and chardonnay.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2022

As the house annually lays down large stocks of vin brut it is under no necessity of 188 drawing upon them until they have attained the requisite maturity and developed all their finer qualities.

From Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines by Vizetelly, Henry

I’ve served Pol Roger Brut Réserve Champagne to die-hard Champagne lovers and those who aren’t big fans of fizz, and both have held out glasses for more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

Bricoleur Vineyards’ Brut & Caviar Celebration Set will delight your favorite bougie friend.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2024

It will be streamed live on Brut internationally and air on France 2 within France.

From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024

"That smell of condensation, of Brut, of sweat... It was absolutely amazing," says Searling.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2023

The most important of these appeared in 1155, Le Roman de Brut or ‘The Story of Brutus’, by the Norman poet Wace.

From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by Wentz, W. Y. Evans