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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch broosc.
Adjective
broos (comparative brozer, superlative meest broos or broost)
- (literally) brittle, crisp, physically fragile with a tendency to break into small pieces
- (figuratively) fragile, perishable, vulnerable, weak, e.g. said of short-lived beauty
Declension
- bros (only used in the literal, physical sense)
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Etymology 2
Noun
broos f (plural brozen, diminutive broosje n)
- (obsolete) cothurnus
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