briny, the

briny, the
 The sea

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  • briny, the — brin|y, the [ braıni ] noun LITERARY the ocean …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • Briny — Brin y, a. [From {Brine}.] Of or pertaining to brine, or to the sea; partaking of the nature of brine; salt; as, a briny taste; the briny flood. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • The Beautiful Briny — is a song written by Robert and Richard Sherman, originally for the Walt Disney film Mary Poppins , but eventually used instead in the 1971 musical film production Bedknobs and Broomsticks . David Tomlinson and Angela Lansbury perform the song as …   Wikipedia

  • briny — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of salty water or the sea; salty. ► NOUN (the briny) Brit. informal ▪ the sea …   English terms dictionary

  • briny — (adj.) c.1600, from BRINE (Cf. brine) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Used earlier of tears than of the ocean (1610s) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • the deep — UK [diːp] US [dip] noun literary the sea Thesaurus: seas and oceanshyponym * * * the deep 1 literary + formal : the ocean …   Useful english dictionary

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