BRININESS
Brin"i*ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being briny; saltness; brinishness.
BRINISH
Brin"ish, a.
Defn: Like brine; somewhat salt; saltish. "Brinish tears." Shak.
BRINISHNESS
Brin"ish*ness, n.
Defn: State or quality of being brinish.
BRINJAREE
Brin"ja*ree`, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A rough-haired East Indian variety of the greyhound.
BRINK Brink, n. Etym: [Dan. brink edge, verge; akin to Sw. brink declivity, hill, Icel. brekka; cf. LG. brink a grassy hill, W. bryn hill, bryncyn hillock.]
Defn: 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, the brink of a chasm. Also Fig. "The brink of vice." Bp. Porteus. "The brink of ruin." Burke. The plashy brink of weedy lake. Bryant.