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brume

 (bro͞om)
n.
Fog or mist.
[French, from Old French, perhaps from Provençal, from Latin brūma, winter; see brumal.]
bru′mous (bro͞o′məs) adj.
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brume

(bruːm)
n
poetic heavy mist or fog
[C19: from French: mist, winter, from Latin brūma, contracted from brevissima diēs the shortest day]
ˈbrumous adj
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brume

(brum)

n.
mist; fog.
[1800–10; < French: fog < Occitan bruma < Latin brūma winter, orig. winter solstice]
bru′mous, adj.
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brume

, brumous - Brume is a poetic term meaning "mist, fog, or vapor"; brumous means "foggy."
See also related terms for vapor.
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brume

noun
A thick, heavy atmospheric condition offering reduced visibility because of the presence of suspended particles:
fog, haze, mist, murk, smaze.
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