- the bear in the medieval beast epic Reynard the Fox
- [alsob-] a name for any bear in fable and folklore
Origin of Bruin
Du, brown
A large bruin.
The definition of a bruin is a bear.
An example of a bruin is the mascot of the Boston hockey team, the Blades.
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noun
A bear.
Origin of bruin
Middle English name of the bear in History of Reynard the Fox , translated by William Caxton from Middle Dutch bruun, bruin brown, name of the bear in the Middle Dutch version of the fable ; see bher-2 in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Origin
From Dutch bruin (“brown”) via William Caxton's 1485 translation of a Dutch version of the legend of Reynard the Fox. Bruin is the bear, named for his brown color.
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Sentence Examples
- Each year, six candidates are chosen to fulfill three Josie Bruin roles and three Joe Bruin roles.
- While prior dance experience isn't necessary, the UCLA Bruin dancers describe themselves as an 'elite' dance squad and demand solid dancing skills at try outs.
- That doesn't mean be fake and "big", it means really make an effort to show the panel of judges that you would be the best Josie/Joe Bruin ever.
- And we'll take Bruin with us.