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BRIGHT-BURNING, a. Burning with a bright flame.
BRIGHT, a. brite. [Heb. to shine.] 1. Shining; lucid; luminous; splendid; as a b...
BRIG'ANTINE, n. [L. aphractum; Gr. a vessel without a deck, uncovered. It is usu...
BRIG'ANDINE, n. Anciently, a coat of mail. The name has ceased to be used, with ...
BRIG'ANDAGE, n. Theft; robber; plunder.
BRIG'AND, n. A robber; a free booter; a lawless fellow who lives by plunder, or ...
BRIGADIE'R, n. The general officer who commands a brigade, whether of horse or f...
BRIGA'DE-MAJOR, n. [See Major .] An officer appointed by the brigadier, to assis...
BRIGA'DE, n. A party or division of troops, or soldiers,whether cavalry or infan...
BRIG, the termination of names, signifies a bridge, or perhaps, in some cases, a...
BRI'ERY, a. Full of briers; rough; thorny.
BRI'ER, n. 1. In a general sense, a prickly plant or shrub. Is.v.6. Judg 8:7. 2....
BRIE'FNESS, n. Shortness; conciseness in discourse or writing.
BRIE'FLY, adv. Concisely; in few words.
BRIEF, a. [L. brevis, when brevio, so shorten abbreviate. Brevis, in Latin, is d...
BRI'DLING, ppr. Putting on a bridle; restraining;curbing. 1. Holding up the head...