brut

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. (of champagne) extremely dry
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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.] [1913 Webster]
Brut \Brut\, v. i. [F. brouter, OF. brouster. See Browse, n.] To browse. [Obs.] --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
Brut \Brut\, n. (Zool.) See Birt. [1913 Webster]
brut \brut\ (br[=oo]t), a. [Fr. lit. rough.] very dry; -- used of wine or champagne. [PJC]
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