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See Birt.

Brimful. [Obs.] Chaucer.

pl. of Brother.

Of or relating to Brittany, or Bretagne, in France. -- n.

Same as Britzska.

The wooden boarding used in supporting the roofs and walls of coal mines. See Brattice.

The official title applied to that one of the Anglo-Saxon chieftains who was chosen by the other chiefs to lead them in their warfare against the British tribes. Brande & C.

See Pretzel.

A piece of wood, shell, stone, or other substance, worn in a perforation of the lip or cheek by many savages.

One who makes a libretto.

A book containing the words of an opera or extended piece of music.

hey protest against sectarianism, and reject all official ministry or clergy. Also called Brethren, Christian Brethren, Plymouthists, etc. The Darbyites are a division of the Brethren.

A leather case or pocket worn by cavalry at the left side, suspended from the sword belt. Campbell (Dict. Mil. Sci. ).

A female servant or attendant; specifically, as a term of the theater, a lady's maid, in comedies, who acts the part of an intrigante; a meddlesome, mischievous female servant or young woman.

A taboret. Young.

See Umber, 4.

hen the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren. Acts xi. 29. Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study. Bacon. The public men of England, with much of a peculiar kind of ability. Macaulay.

Of or pertaining to the northwestern part of France (formerly called Armorica, now Bretagne or Brittany), or to its people. -- n.

are bidden. His spiritual attendants adjured him, as he loved his soul, to emancipate his brethren. Macaulay.

ertain painters of animals, as Troyon and Jaque, and of peasant life, as Millet and Jules Breton.