brume
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brume

noun \ˈbrüm\

Definition of BRUME

: mist, fog
bru·mous \ˈbrü-məs\ adjective

Examples of BRUME

  1. <cloaked in the early-morning brume, the village did indeed look like some long-lost Brigadoon>

Origin of BRUME

French, mist, winter, from Old Occitan bruma, from Latin, winter solstice, winter; akin to Latin brevis short — more at brief
First Known Use: 1808

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