Bruxelles

[ French bry-sel, bryk- ]

/ French brüˈsɛl, brük- /

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Words nearby Bruxelles

brutify, brutish, Brutus, Brutus is an honorable man, brux, Bruxelles, bruxism, BRV, Bryan, Bryan-Chamorro Treaty, Bryansk

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How to use Bruxelles in a sentence

Perhaps she is not worse than Belgium, Buckingham or Bruxelles!
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 108, February 9, 1895|Various
He tried to think of them in terms of paint; Brun de Bruxelles, and a touch of cadmium, or was it Verte Émeraude?
Mount Music|E. Oe. Somerville and Martin Ross
My young lord did not come home at the end of the campaign, and wrote that he was kept at Bruxelles on military duty.
The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.|W. M. Thackeray
Upon this line work a succession of tight point de Bruxelles stitches.
The Art of Modern Lace Making|The Butterick Publishing Co.

The loops of the bows may be filled in with point de Bruxelles or any fine stitch preferred.
The Art of Modern Lace Making|The Butterick Publishing Co.

British Dictionary definitions for Bruxelles

Bruxelles

/ (brysɛl) /

noun

the French name for Brussels

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