Brusselsn.

/ˈbrʌsəlz/

Etymology: < the name of Brussels, the capital of Belgium, used attributive to designate things connected, in their origin or manufacture, with that city.

Short for ‘Brussels carpet’.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > carpet > Brussels

Brussels carpet1799

Brussels1813

1813 D. Wordsworth Let. in M. Moorman W. Wordsworth (1965) II. vii. 230 We are going to have a Turkey!!! carpet in the dining-room, and a Brussels in William's study.

a1845 T. Hood Domest. Asides iii What boots for my new Brussels!

1883 W. D. Howells Woman's Reason (new ed.) I. viii. 154 The reception-room..was respectable in threadbare brussels.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations.

Brussels carpet n. a kind of carpet having a back of stout linen thread and an upper surface of wool (see quot. 1875).

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > carpet > Brussels

Brussels carpet1799

Brussels1813

1799 Times 1 June 4/2 Brussels and Wilton carpets.

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus i. iv. 10/2 A whole immensity of Brussels carpets, and pier-glasses.

1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) I. 732 In the Brussels carpets the worsted yarn raised to form the pile..is not cut. In the imperial Brussels the figure is raised above the ground, and its pile is cut, but the ground is uncut.

Brussels lace n. a costly kind of pillow-lace made in Brussels and its neighbourhood, noted for the thickness and evenness of its texture, and the delicate accuracy of its forms:

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > lace > pillow or bobbin > types of

Honiton lace1688

Brussels lace1748

Honiton1851

point d'Angleterre1851

torchon lace1865

Cluny1872

Duchesse lace1882

plaited lace1882

Medici lace1890

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. vi. 53 Her head-dress was a Brussels-lace mob.

1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XIV xlvii. 138 Sympathy..robes sweet friendship in a Brussels lace.

Brussels sprout n. (almost always plural), the bud-bearing Cabbage (Brassica oleracea gemmifera), a variety producing buds like small cabbages in the axils of its leaves.

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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > cabbage or kale > [noun] > Brussels sprouts

Brussels sprout1796

sprout1818

sprout1858

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > cabbage or kale > Brussels sprout

Brussels sprout1796

sprout1858

1796 C. Marshall Introd. Knowl. & Pract. Gardening xv. 287 Brussels sprouts, are winter greens, growing much like boorcole.

1855 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Kitchen Garden 57 And from the bud at the root of the footstalk of each, will appear a miniature cabbage, which is the Brussels sprout.

Draft additions September 2006

By metonymy: the European Union (formerly the European Community) or any of its legislative or executive institutions, most of which are based or located in the city.

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society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > international agreements > [noun] > customs union or common market > specific

zollverein1843

Benelux1947

Comecon1949

common market1950

European Economic Community1952

Europe1957

the Six1957

Brussels1968

EC1969

the Nine1972

Euroland1981

APEC1989

the Ten-

1968 Times 18 Mar. 19/6 (headline) Brussels welcomes decision to maintain parities.

1990 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News 29 July 6/1 Americans lack..a ‘Brussels’ mentality that expects government officials (and their checkbooks) to be ready to help.

1996 A. C. Masi in H. Kassim & A. Menon European Union & National Industr. Policy v. 84 National leaders can play the European card to do things that they want to but which would be difficult or impossible in the national context without claiming that ‘Brussels insists’.

2004 Mirror (Nexis) 24 Nov. 4 The Customs and Excise department has had its knuckles rapped by Brussels for heavy-handedness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	brussels
释义	Brusselsn. /ˈbrʌsəlz/ Etymology: < the name of Brussels, the capital of Belgium, used attributive to designate things connected, in their origin or manufacture, with that city. Short for ‘Brussels carpet’. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > carpet > Brussels Brussels carpet1799 Brussels1813 1813 D. Wordsworth Let. in M. Moorman W. Wordsworth (1965) II. vii. 230 We are going to have a Turkey!!! carpet in the dining-room, and a Brussels in William's study. a1845 T. Hood Domest. Asides iii What boots for my new Brussels! 1883 W. D. Howells Woman's Reason (new ed.) I. viii. 154 The reception-room..was respectable in threadbare brussels. Compounds attributive and in other combinations. Brussels carpet n. a kind of carpet having a back of stout linen thread and an upper surface of wool (see quot. 1875). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > carpet > Brussels Brussels carpet1799 Brussels1813 1799 Times 1 June 4/2 Brussels and Wilton carpets. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus i. iv. 10/2 A whole immensity of Brussels carpets, and pier-glasses. 1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) I. 732 In the Brussels carpets the worsted yarn raised to form the pile..is not cut. In the imperial Brussels the figure is raised above the ground, and its pile is cut, but the ground is uncut. Brussels lace n. a costly kind of pillow-lace made in Brussels and its neighbourhood, noted for the thickness and evenness of its texture, and the delicate accuracy of its forms: ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > lace > pillow or bobbin > types of Honiton lace1688 Brussels lace1748 Honiton1851 point d'Angleterre1851 torchon lace1865 Cluny1872 Duchesse lace1882 plaited lace1882 Medici lace1890 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. vi. 53 Her head-dress was a Brussels-lace mob. 1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XIV xlvii. 138 Sympathy..robes sweet friendship in a Brussels lace. Brussels sprout n. (almost always plural), the bud-bearing Cabbage (Brassica oleracea gemmifera), a variety producing buds like small cabbages in the axils of its leaves. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > cabbage or kale > [noun] > Brussels sprouts Brussels sprout1796 sprout1818 sprout1858 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > cabbage or kale > Brussels sprout Brussels sprout1796 sprout1858 1796 C. Marshall Introd. Knowl. & Pract. Gardening xv. 287 Brussels sprouts, are winter greens, growing much like boorcole. 1855 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Kitchen Garden 57 And from the bud at the root of the footstalk of each, will appear a miniature cabbage, which is the Brussels sprout. Draft additions September 2006 By metonymy: the European Union (formerly the European Community) or any of its legislative or executive institutions, most of which are based or located in the city. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > international agreements > [noun] > customs union or common market > specific zollverein1843 Benelux1947 Comecon1949 common market1950 European Economic Community1952 Europe1957 the Six1957 Brussels1968 EC1969 the Nine1972 Euroland1981 APEC1989 the Ten- 1968 Times 18 Mar. 19/6 (headline) Brussels welcomes decision to maintain parities. 1990 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News 29 July 6/1 Americans lack..a ‘Brussels’ mentality that expects government officials (and their checkbooks) to be ready to help. 1996 A. C. Masi in H. Kassim & A. Menon European Union & National Industr. Policy v. 84 National leaders can play the European card to do things that they want to but which would be difficult or impossible in the national context without claiming that ‘Brussels insists’. 2004 Mirror (Nexis) 24 Nov. 4 The Customs and Excise department has had its knuckles rapped by Brussels for heavy-handedness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1748
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