BRINISH
BRI'NISH, adjective [from brine.] Like brine; salt; somewhat salt; saltish.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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BRINISHNESS
BRI'NISHNESS, noun Saltness; the quality of being saltish.
BRINK
BRINK, noun The edge, margin or border of a steep place, as of a precipice, or the bank of a river.
BRINY
BRI'NY, adjective [from brine.] Pertaining to brine, or to the sea; partaking of the nature of brine; salt; as a briny taste; the briny flood.
BRISK
BRISK, adjective [This word may be of the same family with frisk, and fresh, which see.]1. Lively; active; nimble; gay; sprightly; vivacious; applied to animals; as a brisk youn...
BRISKET
BRISK'ET, noun The breast of an animal; or that part of the breast that lies next to the ribs. The fore part of the neck of a horse, at the shoulder down to the fore legs.
BRISKLY
BRISK'LY, adverb Actively; vigorously; with life and spirit.
BRISKNESS
BRISK'NESS, noun Liveliness; vigor in action; quickness; gayety; vivacity; effervescence of liquors.
BRISTLE
BRIS'TLE, noun bris'l.1. The stiff glossy hair of swine, especially that growing on the back, used for making brushes; similar hair on other animals.2. A species of pubescence o...
BRISTLE-SHAPED
BRIS'TLE-SHAPED, adjective [bristle and shape.] To the thickness and length of a bristle, as a leaf.
BRISTLY
BRIS'TLY, adjective bris'ly. Thick set with bristles, or with hairs like bristles; rough.
BRISTOL-FLOWER
BRIS'TOL-FLOWER, noun A species of Lychnis, bachelor's button or catch fly.
BRISTOL-STONE
BRIS'TOL-STONE, noun Rock crystal or crystals of quartz, found in a rock near the city of Bristol in England.
BRISTOL-WATER
BRIS'TOL-WATER, noun The water of a warm spring near the city of Bristol in England.
BRIT
BRIT, noun A fish; probably a different orthography of bret, or burt.
BRITANNIC
BRITAN'NIC, adjective Pertaining to Britain; or in its present use, to Great Britain. It is applied almost exclusively to the title of the king; as his britannic Majesty. In the...
BRITCH
BRITCH, noun The large end of a cannon or of a musket; the club or thick part of the stock of a musket or other fire arm.BRITCH', verb transitive To fasten with britching.
BRITCHING
BRITCH'ING, noun A strong rope, fastened to the cascabel or pummelion of a cannon, by a thimble, and clinched to ring bolts in the ship's side, to prevent it from recoiling too ...
BRITE
BRITE, or BRIGHT, verb intransitive To be or become over ripe, as wheat, barley or hops. [I know not that this word is used in the U. States.]
BRITISH
BRIT'ISH, adjective Pertaining to Great Britain or its inhabitants. It is sometimes applied to the language of the Welsh.
BRITON
BRIT'ON, noun A native of Britain.BRIT'ON, adjective British.
BRITTLE
BRIT'TLE, adjective [Heb. to part, to break. See Part.]Easily broken or easily breaking short, without splinters or loose parts rent from the substance; fragile; not tough or te...
BRITTLELY
BRIT'TLELY, adverb In a brittle manner.
BRITTLENESS
BRIT'TLENESS, noun Aptness to break; fragility; opposed to toughness and tenacity.
BRIZE
BRIZE, noun The gad fly. [See Breeze.]
BROACH
BROACH, noun1. A spit, and in some parts of the English dominions, an awl, and a bodkin.2. A musical instrument played by turning a handle.3. A clasp or small utensil to fasten ...
BROACHED
BROACHED, participle passive Spitted; tapped; opened; uttered; first published.