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brulé

1
or bru·lée

[ broo-ley, broo-lee; French bry-ley ]

noun

, plural bru·lés [broo-, leyz, broo, -leez, b, r, y, -, ley].
  1. (in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
  2. Canadian. land covered with rocks or scrub growth.


Brulé

2

[ broo-ley ]

noun

, plural Bru·lés, (especially collectively) Bru·lé.
  1. a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Teton branch of the Dakota.

Brule

/ bruːˈleɪ /

noun

  1. sometimes not capital short for bois-brûlé
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of brulé1

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; from French: literally, “burnt,” past participle of brûler; broil 1
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Example Sentences

Van den Brule says Luci is an opportunity to build a brighter future for Haiti: a way of using the sun to break the poverty cycle.

“We deliberately chose a woman's name, as it incarnates empathy and a deliberately feminine aesthetic,” Van den Brule told me.

It was in 2012, in post-earthquake Haiti, and Van den Brule, having worked in there for years, was brainstorming.

Van den Brule is not a rock star like Bono or Baez, nor is she famous, but she had a dream.

Brule Marston met her about the same time, and then the mischief started.

Brule's approach was heralded by the arrival of a single canoe paddled by Indians who told that a white man was on his way.

"S'pose old Fox cud nibble round the brule," continued Yankee, nodding his head toward his sorrel horse.

La nuit il faisoit un froid insuportable, et le jour on etoit brule des ardeurs du Soleil.

Just then a piece of white, newly-tanned deerskin was hoisted up in the center of the bois brule encampment.

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