from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Brussels \Brussels\ prop. n. (Geography)
The capital city of Belgium. Population (2000) = 949,070
(metro). It has given its name to a kind of carpet, a kind of
lace, etc.
[PJC]
{Brussels carpet}, a kind of carpet made of worsted yarn
fixed in a foundation web of strong linen thread. The
worsted, which alone shows on the upper surface in drawn
up in loops to form the pattern.
{Brussels ground}, a name given to the handmade ground of
real Brussels lace. It is very costly because of the
extreme fineness of the threads.
{Brussels lace}, an expensive kind of lace of several
varieties, originally made in Brussels; as, Brussels
point, Brussels ground, Brussels wire ground.
{Brussels net}, an imitation of Brussels ground, made by
machinery.
{Brussels point}. See {Point lace}.
{Brussels sprouts} (Bot.), a plant of the Cabbage family,
which produces, in the axils of the upright stem, numerous
small green heads, or "sprouts," each a cabbage in
miniature, of one or two inches in diameter; the
thousand-headed cabbage.
{Brussels wire ground}, a ground for lace, made of silk, with
meshes partly straight and partly arched.
[1913 Webster]
from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Brussels, IL (village, FIPS 9148)
Location: 38.95100 N, 90.58883 W
Population (1990): 125 (65 housing units)
Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Brussels, WI
Zip code(s): 54204
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Brussels, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000): 141
Housing Units (2000): 70
Land area (2000): 0.606699 sq. miles (1.571344 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.606699 sq. miles (1.571344 sq. km)
FIPS code: 09148
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 38.947275 N, 90.588630 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Brussels, IL
Brussels