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Brummell

brum·mell

US/ˈbrʌmʌl/ uncommon

noun

1.

English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840)

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Origin

Variant of Bramhall, itself Old English brōm (“broom”) + healh (“corner, angle, nook”).

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