Lexicon: bright – Britain, Great

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bright, adv. [see bright, adj.]

Well; fittingly; clearly; vividly; distinctly; colorfully.

bright, n. [see bright, adj.]

Place of light; illuminated domain; [fig.] paradise; realm of glory.

brim, n. [ME < unknown etymology.]

Rim; ridge; binding; snug edge; broad border of a hat; [fig.] crest of a bird's head.

brim (-s), v. [see brim, n.]

Fill; focus; concentrate; channel; complete.

brimming, adj. [see brim, n.]

  1. Overflowing; replete; full to the top.
  2. Tearful; emotional; on the verge of crying.

brindled, adj. [EME; see burn, v.]

Tawny; brown; dark; having spots; marked with streaks; [fig.] freckled; tanned by long exposure to daylight.

bring (-ing, -s, brought), v. [OE bring-an.] (webplay: along, argument, bear, book, carry, clear, come, departure, fashion, fetch, first, forces, forgotten, high, introduce, keep, large, laying, lead, light, looks, man, mind, moral, nothing, place, point, river, sails, sides, time, way, water).

  1. Subject; deliver; hold accountable; make answerable.
  2. Give; provide; offer; impart; render.
  3. Restore; retrieve; renew; recover.
  4. Fetch; get; convey; carry to someone (see Exodus 40:4).
  5. Bear; carry; transport; [fig.] sing; produce pleasant sound.
  6. Produce; yield; generate; cause to happen.
  7. Drop; strike; cast; let fall.
  8. Phrase. “Bring out”: display; exhibit; expose; reveal; uncover; produce.

briskly, adv. [uncertain etymology.] (webplay: burning, sprightly).

Actively; quickly; vigorously; with life and spirit; [fig.] successfully; prosperously.

Britain, proper adj. [L. Britannia, tribe of Britons < Celtic brith, speckled, tattooed, painted one.]

Albion; England; island containing England, Wales, and Scotland; white island of Inis gwyn; [fig.] royal; regal; majestic; imperial; aristocratic; aloof.

Britain, Great, proper n. [see great, adj. and Britain, proper adj.]

British empire; northwest European island nation; United Kingdom in the 19th century; opponent of the colonists in the Revolutionary War; [personification] military force; world power; army of the motherland; Queen Victoria (1819-1901).