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Webster 1913 Edition
British
Brit′ish
(brĭt′ĭsh)
, Adj.
[AS.
Brittisc
, Bryttisc
.] Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; – sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants.
British gum
, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 600° Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum in stiffering goods.
– British lion
, the national emblem of Great Britain.
– British seas
, the four seas which surround Great Britain.
Brit′ish
,Noun.
pl.
People of Great Britain.
Webster 1828 Edition
British
BRIT'ISH
,Adj.