Burle
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A cold north wind that blows in the winter in south-central France. rare
"[…] wind cutting through your clothes : the burle, a wind so harsh it had a name. That was Tanieux to him: a winter town, a cold, stone village huddled on its hillside, Grandpa's kitchen its one welcoming place."
Example
More examples"[…] wind cutting through your clothes : the burle, a wind so harsh it had a name. That was Tanieux to him: a winter town, a cold, stone village huddled on its hillside, Grandpa's kitchen its one welcoming place."
Etymology
Borrowed from French burle.
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