Defn: Any part of a rampart or parapet which deviates from the general direction.
2. (Her.)
Defn: A mark of cadency or difference.
BRIT; BRITT Brit, Britt, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The young of the common herring; also, a small species of herring; the sprat. (b) The minute marine animals (chiefly Entomostraca) upon which the right whales feed.
BRITANNIA
Bri*tan"ni*a, n. Etym: [From L. Britannia Great Britain.]
Defn: A white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc. It somewhat resembles silver, and isused for table ware. Called also Britannia metal.
BRITANNIC
Bri*tan"nic, a. Etym: [L. Britannicus, fr. Britannia Great Britain.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Great Britain; British; as, her Britannic
Majesty.
BRITE; BRIGHT
Brite, Bright, v. t.
Defn: To be or become overripe, as wheat, barley, or hops. [Prov.
Eng.]