Brussels

brus′elz, n. contracted from Bru els-carpet , a kind of carpet in which the worsted threads are arranged in the warp, and are interwoven into a network of linen. Still, the bulk of the carpet consists of wool.— n.pl. Bru ′els-sprouts , a variety of the common cabbage with sprouts like miniature cabbages. [Named from Bru els in Belgium.]