Definition of Briss

1. Noun. The Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life.

Exact synonyms: Berit, Berith, Bris, Brith
Generic synonyms: Circumcision

Definition of Briss

1. bris [n -ES] - See also: bris

Lexicographical Neighbors of Briss

Brinell number
Brinjaree
Brinjarees
Brinton
Brioschi
Briquet
Briquet's ataxia
Briquet's disease
Briquet's syndrome
Bris
Brisbane
Brisbane quandong
Brisbanian
Brisbanite
Brisbanites
Briss (current term)
Brissaud
Brissaud's disease
Brissaud's infantilism
Brissaud's reflex
Brissaud-Marie syndrome
Brissie
Bristol
Bristol Channel
Bristol board
Bristol boards
Bristolian
Bristolians
Brit
Brit-

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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