May. 20th, 2015

brume

May. 20th, 2015 07:48 am
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brume (BROOM) - n., mist, fog, vapor.


Not a common synonym, but a pleasing one. Adopted around 1808 from French, from Old French, from bruma either directly from Latin or via Old Provençal, winter, originally specifically meaning the winter solstice, a contraction of either brevima diēs or brevissima diēs, shortest day. So better applied to cold-weather mist.

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