Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The young of herring and similar fish.
- noun Minute marine organisms, such as crustaceans of the genus Calanus, that are a major source of food for right whales.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To break in pieces; divide.
- To bruise; indent.
- To fall out or shatter, as overripe hops or grain.
- To fade away; alter.
- noun A young herring of the common kind, occurring in large shoals, and formerly classed as a separate species, Clupea minima.
- noun A general name for animals upon which whales feed, as Clio borealis, etc.; whale-brit.
- noun An abbreviation of
British and Britain.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The young of the common herring; also, a small species of herring; the sprat.
- noun The minute marine animals (chiefly Entomostraca) upon which the right whales feed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
brit milah - verb transitive To
break in pieces;divide . - verb transitive To
bruise ;indent . - verb intransitive To
fall out orshatter (as overripe hops or grain). - verb intransitive, dialectal To
fade away;alter . - noun One of the young of
herrings ,sprats etc - noun One of the tiny
crustaceans , of thegenus Calanus, that are part of thediet ofright whales .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun minute crustaceans forming food for right whales
- noun a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
- noun the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The other wrong answer: if you were a book, who would most likely read you? students in brit lit I (middle english to 1600)
You read Beowulf 3 times? Really...? Richard Nokes 2005
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The other wrong answer: if you were a book, who would most likely read you? students in brit lit I (middle english to 1600)
Archive 2005-12-01 Richard Nokes 2005
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Adler also regards this marriage ceremony, called brit ha-ahuvim (covenant of the loved ones), as appropriate for both heterosexual and same-sex couples.
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In the Propontis, as far as I can learn, none of that peculiar substance called brit is to be found, the aliment of the right whale.
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In the Propontis, as far as I can learn, none of that peculiar substance called brit is to be found, the aliment of the right whale.
Moby Dick: or, the White Whale Herman Melville 1855
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In the Propontis, as far as I can learn, none of that peculiar substance called brit is to be found, the aliment of the Right Whale.
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One of those is a commandment called brit milah, which translates as covenant of…
The Sheaf The Sheaf 2010
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There is a comment in this blog about the pompous 'brit'; he is incredible...very knowledgeable about food and was able to describe the taste exactly.
Dinner is served 2007
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Congregation Bet Haverim in Atlanta has adopted a "brit," or contract, that stipulates the inclusive values of the community.
unknown title 2009
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As a brit, I have no idea what a binder clip or a butterfly Clip is!
yarb commented on the word brit
In the Propontis, as far as I can learn, none of that peculiar substance called brit is to be found, the aliment of the right whale.
- Melville, Moby-Dick, ch. 45
July 25, 2008
ruzuzu commented on the word brit
Also see brite.
January 26, 2012