Толковый словарь английского языка - broom
Broom
broom
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English brōm; akin to Old High German brāmo bramble Date: before 12th century any of various leguminous shrubs (especially genera Cytisus and Genista) with long slender branches, small leaves, and usually showy yellow flowers, a bundle of firm stiff twigs or fibers bound together on a long handle especially for sweeping, II. transitive verb Date: 1838 to sweep with or as if with a ~, to finish (as a concrete surface) by means of a ~
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n. 1 a long-handled brush of bristles, twigs, etc. for sweeping (orig. one made of twigs of broom). 2 any of various shrubs, esp. Cytisus scoparius bearing bright yellow flowers. Phrases and idioms new broom a newly appointed person eager to make changes. Etymology: OE brom ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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