- brig
- brig 1720, colloquial shortening of BRIGANTINE (Cf. brigantine) (q.v.). Apparently such vessels being used for prison ships led to extended meaning "a jail," first recorded 1852.
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Brig — Brig, n. [Shortened from {Brigantine}.] (Naut.) A two masted, square rigged vessel. [1913 Webster] {Hermaphrodite brig}, a two masted vessel square rigged forward and schooner rigged aft. See Illustration in Appendix. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brig — brȉg (brȉk) m <N mn ovi> DEFINICIJA pom. 1. jedrenjak s dva jarbola, oba s križnim jedrima 2. pov. gusarska lađa SINTAGMA brig škuna jedrenjak s dva jarbola ETIMOLOGIJA engl. brig … Hrvatski jezični portal
brig — [brig] n. jail. (From the term for a naval prison or a shipboard jail.) □ Throw this jerk in the brig. □ The brig in that one horse town is a mess … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
brig — brig1 [brig] n. [contr. < BRIGANTINE] a two masted ship with square rigged sails ☆ brig2 [brig ] n. [< ?] 1. U.S. Navy a place where offenders are temporarily confined, as on a warship 2. [Mil. Slang] the guardhouse; prison … English World dictionary
Brig — Brig, n. A bridge. [Scot.] Burns. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brig — Brig, n. [Origin unknown.] (Nav.) On a United States man of war, the prison or place of confinement for offenders. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brig — /brig/, n. 1. Naut. a. a two masted vessel square rigged on both masts. b. (formerly, in the U.S. Navy) an armed brig rigged or brigantine rigged vessel. c. the compartment of a ship where prisoners are confined. 2. a place of confinement or… … Universalium
brig — [brıg] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: brigantine] 1.) a ship with two ↑masts (=poles) and large square sails 2.) AmE a military prison, especially on a ship … Dictionary of contemporary English
brig — [ brıg ] noun count 1. ) a ship with two MASTS and square sails 2. ) a place on a ship where prisoners are kept 3. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL a small prison, especially one where soldiers are kept for short periods … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
