English

Proper noun

Brose

1. A diminutive of the male given name Ambrose.
   • 1951 Rosamond Du Jardin, Class Ring, Lippincott, page 140:

     Take poor Brose, who was actually christened Ambrose. A thing like that could simply warp a person's life, if he wasn't a good enough fighter to make the other kids start calling him by some nickname at an early age.

Anagrams

• Boers, bores, robes, sober

English

Noun

brose ‎(plural broses)

1. (Scotland) Oatmeal mixed with boiling water.

Derived terms

• brosy, brosey
• brosy-faced

References

• brose, American Encyclopedic Dictionary, by Robert Hunter, John Alfred Williams, Sidney John Hervon Herrtage, 1897.

Anagrams

• Boers
• bores
• robes
• sober

Novial

Etymology

A root word of the e/a/o type.

Noun

brose ‎(plural broses)

1. brush

Derived terms

• brosa verb
• broso gerund