Brightness

Quality of being bright, splendid, or clear; lustre; splendor; glitter. "The blazing brightne of her beauty's beam To tell, were as to strive against the stream." - Faerie Queene. -Acutene of intellect; perspicuity of understanding; keenne of wit. "The brightne of his parts... distinguished him in an age of great politene ." - Prior. Bright'on, (formerly BRIGHT HELM STONE,) a fashionable watering-place, and parliamentary borough of England, co. Su ex, 47 m. S. of London. This place - which has been called the modern Baia -is situate on the coast of the British Channel, between Beachy Head and Selsey Bill, and is one of the handsomest towns in the kingdom, and so constant a resort of the upper cla es of metropolitan society that it has received the appellation of London- super -Mare ("London-by-the-Sea). B. is pre-eminently distinguished for its architectural beauty, its fine surrounding scenery, its superb promenades and drives, and for the general air of fashion, wealth, and gayety. It would be going beyond our limits were we to particularize the various attractive features of B .; we may mention, however, the magnificent but fantastic palace erected here by George IV., bearing the name of The Pavilion , but which has, since that monarch's demise, been disused as a royal res i Bright'on, in Wisconsin, a post-village and township of Kenosha co. -A township of Winnebago co. Bright'on, a post-vill. of prov. of Ontario, North umber land co., on Presque Isle Harbor, Lake Ontario, 92 m. E.N.E. of Toronto. Bright's Disease, or ALBUMINURIA. ( Med . ) A disease of the kidneys, so named from Dr.Bright, the first to draw attention to the existence of this singular affection, the chief characteristic of which is the presence of a greater or le amount of serum separated from the blood, and found in the urine voided from the bladder. - Symptoms . Pain in the back and loins, at first slight and occasional, but becoming heavy, dull, and settled, accompanied with restle ne and fever, and the usual functional disturbance in the other organs; lo of appetite, hectic flushes, and general disturbance. These symptoms are succeeded by enlargement in the loins, ædem a, or swelling of the face and extremities, and finally a state of general dropsy. Should these symptoms fail to point out the disease, heat applied to the urine will at once indicate its character; for the serum will become coagulated, and, according to the amount present, either the whole will be rendered solid, or ma es of coagulum will be seen floating about the water. - The causes of this terrible malady are any which cause congestion of the kidneys-indulgence in strong drinks, long-con tinned suppuration, exposure to wet and cold, the exanthematous fevers, and pregnancy. The cure is very uncertain. Bright's ome, a. Bright; lucid; lustrous; brilliant. Brights'ville, in South Carolina, a village of Marl borough district. Bright'wood, in District of Columbia, a post-office of Washington co. Brignais, a village of France, near Lyons, where, April 2, 1361, the French, under Jacques de Bourbon, were defeated by the Free Companies in the service of England. Brignoles, (breen'yolz,) a town of France, dep. Var, on the Carami, 22 m. N.N.E. of Toulon. The town is neat and well-built, and is finely situated in fertile basin, surrounded by high, wooded hills. Manf . Oil, wine, liquors, brandy, and the choice prunes known as brignolles. Pop. 6,757. Brigown, a parish of Ireland, co. Cork. Brihue'ga, a town of Spain, in New Castile, on the Fajuna, 20 m. E.N.E. of Guadalahara. Here, Dec. 9, 1710, the French, under the Duke de Vendôme, defeated the allies commanded by Lord Stanhope. Brill, ( bril ,) n. (Zool.) The Pleuronectes rhombus , a fish resembling the turbot in its general form, but inferior to it in size and quality. It is distinguished from the turbot by the perfect smoothne of its skin, which is covered with scales of moderate size, and by its pale brown color above, marked by scattered yellowish or rufous spots.