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brinish, a.|ˈbraɪnɪʃ|
Also (6 brennish), 6–7 brynish.
[f. brine n. + -ish1.]
1. Of the nature of brine; somewhat briny, saltish; of or pertaining to the sea. † brinish brink: the sea-shore.
1588Shakes. Tit. A. iii. i. 97 Expecting euer when some enuious surge, Will in his brinish bowels swallow him. 1609Heywood Brit. Troy xi. liii, Neere to the brinish brinke. a1639S. Ward Coal from Altar (1862) 74 Like brinish lights, they sparkle and spit at others. 1796Morse Amer. Geog. I. 634 Streams of brinish water. 1822Blackw. Mag. 410 One almost tastes the brinish air.
b. Applied to tears.
1580Lyly Euphues (Arb.) 355 The brynish water that falleth from mine eyes. 1595Barnfield Cassandra lxv, Whose body she emballms, With brennish teares. 1642Prynne Sov. Antid. Concl. 31 Which he shall with brinish teares repent. 1692E. Walker Epictetus' Mor. xlix, When some sad Passion tries To draw the brinish Humour from your Eyes.
2. fig. Bitter, nauseous.
a1617Hieron Wks. II. 475 These brinish inuectiues are vnsauory. 1649Ambrose Media iii. (1652) 50 What brinish sorrows and great indignation against sin? |
