brosse

See also: brossé

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Adjective

brosse

1. inflection of bros:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French brosse, from Old French broche, broisse, from Vulgar Latin *brustia, *bruscia, from Frankish *brusti, a metathetic variant of *bursti, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz (“bristle”), or alternatively from Frankish *brusk, from Proto-Germanic *bruskaz (“tuft, underbrush”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁɔs/

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Noun

brosse f (plural brosses)

1. brush (the implement)
2. crew cut

   Haha! Tu t’es fait une brosse, tu t’es cru en 1982 ou quoi ?

   Ha ha! You've got a crew cut; what do you think it is, 1982?

Derived terms

• brossage
• brosse à cheveux
• brosse à dents
• brosse à ongles
• brosse à reluire
• brosse de toilettes
• brosser
• brosseur
• brossier
• en brosse
• prendre une brosse
• virer une brosse

 

Verb

brosse

1. inflection of brosser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “brosse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• bosser