BRIERY
Bri"er*y, n.
Defn: A place where briers grow. Huloet.
BRIG
Brig, n.
Defn: A bridge. [Scot.] Burns.
BRIG
Brig, n. Etym: [Shortened from Brigantine.] (Naut.)
Defn: A two-masted, square-rigged vessel. Hermaphrodite brig, a two- masted vessel square-rigged forward and schooner-rigged aft. See Illustration in Appendix.
BRIGADE
Bri*gade", n. Etym: [F. brigade, fr. It. brigata troop, crew,
brigade, originally, a contending troop, fr. briga trouble, quarrel.
See Brigand.]
1. (Mil.)
Defn: A body of troops, whether cavalry, artillery, infantry, or mixed, consisting of two or more regiments, under the command of a brigadier general.
Note: Two or more brigades constitute a division, commanded by a major general; two or more divisions constitute an army corps, or corps d'armée. [U.S.]