"brume" meaning in English

See brume in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɹuːm/, /bɹɪu̯m/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brume.wav [Southern-England] Forms: brumes [plural]
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  1. (literary) Mist, fog, vapour. Tags: countable, literary, uncountable Related terms: brumous, brumal, brumate

Inflected forms

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