Brit″ish (brĭt″ĭsh), a. [AS. Brittisc, Bryttisc.] Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; — sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants.
British gum, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 600° Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum in stiffering goods. — British lion, the national emblem of Great Britain. — British seas, the four seas which surround Great Britain.