Part 1401

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Brinishness</h1> <Xpage=182>

<hw>Brin"ish*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>State or quality of being brinish.</def>

<h1>Brinjaree</h1> <Xpage=182>

<hw>Brin"ja*ree`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A rough-haired East Indian variety of the greyhound.</def>

<h1>Brink</h1> <Xpage=182>

<hw>Brink</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Dan. <ets>brink</ets> edge, verge; akin to Sw. <ets>brink</ets> declivity, hill, Icel. <ets>brekka</ets>; cf. LG. <ets>brink</ets> a grassy hill, W. <ets>bryn</ets> hill, <ets>bryncyn</ets> hillock.]</ety> <def>The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge, as of a river or pit; a verge; a border; <as>as, the <ex>brink</ex> of a chasm</as>. Also Fig.</def> "The <i>brink</i> of vice." <i>Bp. Porteus</i>. "The <i>brink</i> of ruin." <i>Burke</i>.

<blockquote>The plashy <b>brink</b> of weedy lake. <i>Bryant.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Briny</h1> <Xpage=182>

<hw>Brin"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Brine</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to brine, or to the sea; partaking of the nature of brine; salt; <as>as, a <ex>briny</ex> taste; the <ex>briny</ex> flood.</as></def>

<h1>Briony</h1> <Xpage=182>

<hw>Bri"o*ny</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Bryony</er>.</def>

<i>Tennyson.</i>

<h1>Brisk</h1> <Xpage=182>

<hw>Brisk</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. W. <ets>brysg</ets>, fr. <ets>brys</ets> haste, Gael. <ets>briosg</ets> quick, lively, Ir. <ets>broisg</ets> a start, leap, jerk.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick.</def>

<blockquote>Cheerily, boys; be <b>brick</b> awhile. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote><b>Brick</b> toil alternating with ready ease. <i>Wordworth.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Full of spirit of life; effervesc<?/ng, as liquors; sparkling; <as>as, <ex>brick</ex> cider</as>.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Active; lively; agile; alert; nimble; quick; sprightly; vivacious; gay; spirited; animated.</syn>

<h1>Brisk</h1> <Xpage=182>

<hw>Brisk</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t. & i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Bricked</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Bricking</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate; to take, or cause to take, an erect or bold attitude; -- usually with <i>up</i>.</def>

<h1>Brisket</h1> <Xpage=182>

<hw>Bris"ket</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>bruskette</ets>, OF. <ets>bruschet</ets>, F. <ets>br\'82chet</ets>, <ets>brichet</ets>; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. <ets>brysced</ets> the breast of a slain animal, brisket, Corn. <ets>vrys</ets> breast, Armor. <ets>brusk</ets>, <ets>bruched</ets>, the front of the chest, Gael. <ets>brisgein</ets> the cartilaginous part of a bone.]</ety> <def>That part of the breast of an animal which extends from the fore legs back beneath the ribs; also applied to the fore part of a horse, from the shoulders to the bottom of the chest.</def> <note>[See <i>Illust</i>. of <er>Beef</er>.]</note>

<h1>Briskly</h1> <Xpage=182>

<hw>Brisk"ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a brisk manner; nimbly.</def>

<h1>Briskness</h1> <Xpage=182>

<hw>Brisk"ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Liveliness; vigor in action; quickness; gayety; vivacity; effervescence.</def>

<h1>Bristle</h1> <Xpage=182>