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Definition of Briss
1. Noun. The Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life.
Definition of Briss
1. bris [n -ES] - See also: bris
Lexicographical Neighbors of Briss
Literary usage of Briss
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"Accidental in North America. The Pewit. 1. Vanellus vanellus. The Lapwing or
Bastard Plover, Albin, Nat. Hist. B. ip 70, pi. 74 Le Vanneau, Briss. ..."
2. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1897)
"Puffinus, Briss. Orn. vi. p. 131 (1760). Type, P. puffinus (Linn.). In these
Petrels the tarsus is distinctly compressed, with its anterior edge sharp. ..."
3. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"... forming here and there large blotches. Axis, 2'1-2'35 ; diam., 1-65-1-8.
THE TRUE EAGLES. GENUS AQUILA, Aquila, Briss. Orn. ip 419 (1760). Type. ..."
4. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"Many Buntings have a knob-like protuberance on the palate or roof of the mouth.
THE TRUE BUNTINGS. GENUS EMBERIZA. Emberiza, Briss., Orn., iii., p. ..."
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