brosse — meaning in English

English meaning

• brush noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
• duster noun A cloth or soft implement used for wiping dust off surfaces.

Senses

brosse is used for these senses in English:

• brushless Not requiring the use of a hairbrush, scrubbing brush, or other brush.
• crew cut A closely-cropped haircut in which the hairs stick upward, like the short bristles of a brush.
• duster An object, such as a cloth or a purpose-made soft and puffy pad or mitt, used for dusting surfaces etc.

brush — full definition

1. noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
2. noun A brief, unpleasant encounter with something.
3. noun Wild, low-growing vegetation such as shrubs and bushes.
4. verb To clean, arrange, or apply something using a brush.
5. verb To touch something lightly while passing by.

duster — full definition

1. noun A cloth or soft implement used for wiping dust off surfaces.
2. noun A long, loose-fitting lightweight coat.

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