Brussels
['brʌsəlz]
Definition
(n.) A city of Belgium, giving its name to a kind of carpet, a kind of lace, etc.
Typist: Theodore
Definition
n. contracted from Brussels-carpet a kind of carpet in which the worsted threads are arranged in the warp and are interwoven into a network of linen. Still the bulk of the carpet consists of wool.—n.pl. Bruss′els-sprouts a variety of the common cabbage with sprouts like miniature cabbages.
Edited by Barton
Examples
- I thought you were gone to Brussels or Versailles, when I did not see you pass in your carriage. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- At the conclusion of the engagement, a place had been found for the poor boy in a cart, and he had been brought back to Brussels. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He is marching straight on Brussels. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I had the pleasure of making your Ladyship's acquaintance at Brussels, ten years ago, Becky said in the most winning manner. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- And, let me tell you, if you do not get into temper, neither Brussels nor Lisle will suit you. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Her Ladyship, our old acquaintance, is as much at home at Madras as at Brussels in the cantonment as under the tents. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Guns which were heard at Brussels were ploughing up their ranks, and comrades falling, and the resolute survivors closing in. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- It had reminded Ursula again of home, of the Marsh, of her childhood, and of the journey to Brussels, and, strangely, of Anton Skrebensky. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Very many of the brave --th, who had suffered severely upon both days of action, were still at Brussels in the autumn, recovering of their wounds. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The Emperor's proclamation from Avesnes had been distributed everywhere plentifully in Brussels. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He was to cross to Ostend; and his servant believed he was going on to Brussels. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- George had often been in the rooms; they were the lodgings which the Crawleys had occupied during their stay in Brussels. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- They were at Brussels--half an hour for breakfaSt. They got down. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- And you'll see her safe out of Brussels in the event of a defeat? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- They were in Brussels, they had overrun Savoy, they had raided to Mayence; they had seized the Scheldt from Holland. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Typist: Maxine