besom in Russian
besom in Russian is метла — besom means a broom made by tying a bunch of twigs to a long handle.
besom in Russian
метла
Pronounced: metla
A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft.
What does "besom" mean?
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noun A broom made by tying a bunch of twigs to a long handle.
"At Ickwell Green, in Bedfordshire, there is a permanent maypole. There, the May Queen is accompanied by moggies (raggedly dressed women) carrying besoms - birch-twig brooms."
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noun (informal) A woman seen as annoying or difficult to deal with.
"Uncle Angus went on about the behavior of the car. "She's a besom, a proper besom, her and her gears. She'll be the death of me yet one of these days.""
- noun Something used to clean or purify.
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besom in a sentence
- At Ickwell Green, in Bedfordshire, there is a permanent maypole. There, the May Queen is accompanied by moggies (raggedly dressed women) carrying besoms - birch-twig brooms.
- Uncle Angus went on about the behavior of the car. "She's a besom, a proper besom, her and her gears. She'll be the death of me yet one of these days."
- "She's a besom but no' bad at times, like now," Agnes said as she bit into a dough-ring.
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What is "besom" in Russian?
"besom" in Russian is метла. besom means: A broom made by tying a bunch of twigs to a long handle.
How do you pronounce метла?
"besom" in Russian is метла, pronounced "metla".
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