brit1, britt1 (brit)

[E. dial., also (in II.) brite; corn. 2. To bruise; indent. Hall i well. [Prov. Eng.] II. in trans. 1. To fall out or shatter, as overripe hops or grain. Grose; Hall i well. -2. Το fade away; alter. Hall i well. [Prov. Eng.] brit2, britt2 (brit), n. [Prob. = bret or birt, applied to a different fish: see bret.] 1. A young herring of the common kind, occurring in large shoals, and formerly cla ed as a separate species, Clupea minima.-2. A general name for animals upon which whales feed, as Clio borealis, etc.; whale-brit. Brit. An abbreviation of British and Britain. Britain-crown (brit'an - or brit'n-kroun), n. [ IMG:content-2563.png:[blocks in formation] An English gold coin first i ued in 1604 by James I., and current at the time for five shil- lings. It was also i ued under Charles I. Britannia metal. See metal . Britannic (bri-tan'ik), a. [L. Britannicus , States, and is generally called thread- herring . See cut Britannia , Britain.] Of or pertaining to Great under gizzard -shad.