brut

5 definitions found

brut - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Birt \Birt\ (b[~e]rt), n. [OE. byrte; cf. F. bertonneau. Cf.
     Bret, Burt.] (Zool.)
     A fish of the turbot kind; the brill. [Written also burt,
     bret, or brut.] [Prov. Eng.]
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  Brut \Brut\, v. i. [F. brouter, OF. brouster. See Browse, n.]
     To browse. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
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  Brut \Brut\, n. (Zool.)
     See Birt.
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  brut \brut\ (br[=oo]t), a. [Fr. lit. rough.]
     very dry; -- used of wine or champagne.
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brut - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  brut
      adj 1: (of champagne) extremely dry