plural of brig rat

plural of hermaphrodite brig

plural of gun-brig

Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant. / Of light: brilliant, intense. / Of an object, surface, etc.: reflecting much light; having a high lustre; gleaming, shiny.

Brightness, glow. / (figuratively) Glory, splendour. / (chiefly in the plural) Something (especially a product intended for sale) that has vivid colours or a lustrous appearance.

(often literary) In a bright manner; brightly, glowingly, luminously, lustrously. / Referring to colour: with bold or vivid colours; brightly, boldly, vividly.

(transitive) Often followed by up: to cast light on (someone or something); to brighten, to illuminate.

(historical) A coat of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, and sewn or riveted to linen or other material.

The quality of being bright. / The perceived luminance of an object. / Intelligence, cleverness.

(nautical) a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast.