Defn: The snaffle and rein of a military bridle, which acts independently of the bit, at the pleasure of the rider. It is used in connection with a curb bit, which has its own rein. Campbell.
BRIE CHEESE
Brie" cheese".
Defn: A kind of soft French cream cheese; — so called from the district in France where it is made; —called also fromage de Brie.
BRIEF Brief, a. Etym: [OE. bref, F. brief, bref, fr. L. brevis; akin to Gr. barh to tear. Cf. Breve.]
1. Short in duration. How brief the life of man. Shak.
2. Concise; terse; succinct. The brief style is that which expresseth much in little. B. Jonson.
3. Rife; common; prevalent. [Prov. Eng.] In brief. See under Brief, n.
Syn. — Short; concise; succinct; summary; compendious; condensed; terse; curt; transistory; short-lived.
BRIEF
Brief, adv.
1. Briefly. [Obs. or Poetic] Adam, faltering long, thus answered brief. Milton.