A form of revealing underwear with front and rear panels connected by a narrow band or string around the hips.

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.