BRITICISM
Brit"i*cism, n.
Defn: A word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to Great Britain; any manner of using a word or words that is peculiar to Great Britain.
BRITISH
Brit"ish, a. Etym: [AS. Brittisc, Bryttisc.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; — sometimes restrict to the original inhabitants. British gum, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 600° Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum in stiffering goods. — British lion, the national emblem of Great Britain. — British seas, the four seas which surround Great Britain.
BRITISH
Brit"ish, n. pl.
Defn: People of Great Britain.
BRITISHER
Brit"ish*er, n.
Defn: An Englishman; a subject or inhabitant of Great Britain, esp. one in the British military or naval service. [Now used jocosely]
BRITON
Brit"on, a. Etym: [AS. bryten Britain.]
Defn: British. [Obs.] Spenser.
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