n.
- a song traditionally sung by Venetian gondoliers
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a musical composition in the style of a barcarole
[“An emphasis Falls into Furniture” — Barbara Guest]
Lexicon
1\ ˈbrüt \ archaic
a: NOISE, DIN
b: REPORT, RUMOR
2\ ˈbrü-ē \ [French, literally, noise] : any of several generally abnormal sounds heard on auscultation
Also: collective noun for a group of barons
\ ˈbrüt \
bruited; bruiting; bruits
transitive verb
: REPORT, RUMOR —usually used with aboutword of his imminent dismissal was bruited about
Bruit, also called vascular murmur, is the abnormal sound generated by turbulent flow of blood in an artery due to either an area of partial obstruction or a localized high rate of blood flow through an unobstructed artery.
adjective
LITERARY
foggy and wintry.
[H is for Hawk — Helen Macdonald]