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besom
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈbiː.zəm/ us /ˈbiː.zəm/
besomnoun[C] (BRUSH)
a broom(= a brush with a long handle, for cleaning floors) made from thin sticks tied together at the end of a thicker stick: （长柄）扫帚
An elderly woman was sweeping the yard with a birch-twig besom.一位老妇人用白桦树枝做成的扫帚正在清扫院子。
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Sam set to work with a besom.
You can sweep dead leaves off the lawn with a besom.
Everything in the shop is home-made: jars of jellies, jams and pickles; small rag rugs; besoms made with twigs from the local woods.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Equipment used for cleaning
bath towel
broom
broomstick
carpet sweeper
chamois
garbage stick
HEPA filter
Hoover
household goods
J-cloth
paper towel
pressure washer
rag
scrubbing brush
squeegee
towelette
vacuum cleaner
waste picker
wet wipe
wire brush
besomnoun[C] (WOMAN)
Scottish or Northern Englishinformal
an insulting word for a girl or woman: （侮辱性语言）娘们
She was a cheeky besom.她是个厚脸皮娘们。
Oh, get a move on, Bessie, you great besom.
My mother said I was a dirty besom for not wearing a nightdress in bed.
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