Lexic.us

Definition of Brussels griffon

1. Noun. Breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brussels Griffon

Literary usage of Brussels griffon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Complete Dog Book by William A. Bruette (1922)
"THE brussels griffon This pert, wide-awake and amusing breed originated, as their name indicates, at the Belgian capital. It is said, however, that English ..."

2. British Dogs, Their Points, Selection, and Show Preparation by William D. Drury (1903)
"Since the advent of the brussels griffon, however, the Affenpinscher is not ... As in the brussels griffon, there is a prominent chin, with a hair-tuft and ..."

3. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1913)
"... the Japanese spaniel, the Blenheim spaniel, the King Charles, Prince Charles and ruby spaniels, the French bulldog, the brussels griffon, ..."

4. Dogdom: Monthly (1920)
"The only other dogs I saw about the place was an exquisite and small Brussels Griffon owned by Mrs. Raincy, and a Pekingese, the property of Mrs. ..."

5. The Dogs of Boytown by Walter Alden Dyer (1918)
"(83) brussels griffon. (85) Colors, steel or iron gray, brindle or grizzle, black, sandy, and wheaten. Height, 9 to 12 inches. Weight, 16 to 20 pounds. ..."

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