Brussels
Definition of Brussels
Brus´sels
n.
1.
A
city
of
Belgium
,
giving
its
name
to
a
kind
of
carpet
,
a
kind
of
lace
,
etc
.
Brussels carpet
a
kind
of
carpet
made
of
worsted
yarn
fixed
in
a
foundation
web
of
strong
linen
thread
.
The
worsted
,
which
alone
shows
on
the
upper
surface
in
drawn
up
in
loops
to
form
the
pattern
.
Brussels ground
a
name
given
to
the
handmade
ground
of
real
Brussels
lace
.
It
is
very
costly
because
of
the
extreme
fineness
of
the
threads
.
Brussels lace
an
expensive
kind
of
lace
of
several
varieties
,
originally
made
in
Brussels
;
as
,
Brussels
point
,
Brussels
ground
,
Brussels
wire
ground
.
Brussels net
an
imitation
of
Brussels
ground
,
made
by
machinery
.
Brussels point
See
Point lace
.
Brussels sprouts
(Bot.)
a
plant
of
the
Cabbage
family
,
which
produces
,
in
the
axils
of
the
upright
stem
,
numerous
small
green
heads
,
or
"
sprouts
,"
each
a
cabbage
in
miniature
,
of
one
or
two
inches
in
diameter
;
the
thousand-headed
cabbage
.
Brussels wire ground
a
ground
for
lace
,
made
of
silk
,
with
meshes
partly
straight
and
partly
arched
.
Related Words
Belgian
capital
,
Belgique
,
Belgium
,
Bruxelles
,
capital
of
Belgium
,
Kingdom
of
Belgium
,
national
capital
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