Bruising

The act of crushing or contusing by a blow. Bruges, ( broozh ,) a city of Belgium, cap. of W. Flanders, at the junction of the canals from Ghent, Ostend, and L'Ecluse, 7 m. from the N. Sea, and 60 m. N.W. of Brus- sels; Lat. 51° 12′ 30′′ N., Lon. 3° 13′ 44′′ E. The city has a circumference of nearly 41⁄2 m., and is entered by 6 gates. Many large and noble ancient mansions and spacious public edifices present their pointed gables to the streets, and afford interesting specimens of the orna- mental Gothic architecture of the Middle Ages. Among the most remarkable public edifices are, the Cathedral of Notre Dame (Onser Vrouw), the old Gothic Hospital -v. a. To report; to noise abroad. of St. John, and the elegant church of St. Saviour. In Brul'yement, or Brul'ziement, n. (In Scot. the great square is a lofty Gothic tower or belfry ( Fig . 430), the most beautiful in Europe, and its chimes or carillons are esteemed the most complete and harmonious in the Netherlands, where only superior qualities are approved in this species of musical instrument, or rather, machine. In this tower there are 48 bells, some weighing 6 tons; they are played upon every quarter of an hour by means of an immense copper cylinder communicating with the clock, and weighing about 9 tons. Its surface is pierced by 30,500 square holes, so that an infinite variety of airs may be set upon it, by merely shifting the iron pegs that lift the hammers. - The Ostend canal presents an expanse of surface that resembles a stately river, and is sufficiently wide to admit the pa age of ships of 500 tons from the sea. There are 54 bridges acro the numerous canals, by which the streets are intersected; hence the Flemish name of the place-Brügge, that is, bridges ; in French, Bruges . Manf. Woollens, linens, cottons, lace, dye-works, sugar refineries, and ship-building yards. The lace manufac Bruit, ( bröt,) n. [Fr., from bruire; Gr. brucho, to roar.] A noise spread abroad; report; rumor; fame. "A bruit ran from one to the other, that the king was slain." Sidney. and N. Eng.) A brawl; a quarrel; an embroilment. Bruly Landing, in Louisiana , a post-office of West Baton-Rouge parish.