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Brussels
in
A Thousand Acres
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- I peeled potatoes and put them on to boil, then went out in the garden and picked some brussels sprouts off the stalk.†
p. 328.9 *Brussels = the capital and largest city of Belgium
- Only the brussels sprouts on their four-foot stalks looked graceful.†
p. 329.1
- Steam rose from the boiling potatoes and the simmering brussels sprouts.†
p. 329.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(Brussels) the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and one of two European Union Parliament buildings
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)