Bret

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Birt \Birt\ (b[~e]rt), n. [OE. byrte; cf. F. bertonneau. Cf.
     {Bret}, {Burt}.] (Zool.)
     A fish of the turbot kind; the brill. [Written also {burt},
     {bret}, or {brut}.] [Prov. Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brill \Brill\, n. [Cf. Corn. brilli mackerel, fr. brith
     streaked, speckled.] (Zool.)
     A fish allied to the turbot ({Rhombus levis}), much esteemed
     in England for food; -- called also {bret}, {pearl}, {prill}.
     See {Bret}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bret \Bret\, n. (Zool.)
     See {Birt}.
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