singular of swim briefs

(historical) A royal mandate ordering collections to be made in chapels for building churches, etc.

(plural only) Long-leg boxer briefs.

plural of faggot brief

(obsolete, slang) A bundle of worthless papers tied up with red tape, carried by unemployed barristers in the back rows of the courts to simulate briefs.

Alternative form of boxer briefs

(US, dated, informal) Men's or boys' briefs.

(US, government) Intelligence information from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) provided to the President of the United States (POTUS) every morning, to bring attention to pertinent information about international affairs.

(manner) In a brief manner, summarily. / (duration) For a brief period. / To be brief, in short.

comparative form of brief: more brief