Burle

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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

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"[…] 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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