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(), n.[AS. bryne a burning, salt liquor, brine, fr. brinnan, brynnan, to burn. See Burn.] 1. Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; pickle; hence, any strong saline solution; also, the saline residue or strong mother liquor resulting from the evaporation of natural or artificial waters. 2. The ocean; the water of an ocean, sea, or salt lake. Not long beneath the whelming brine . . . he lay. Cowper. 3. Tears; -- so called from their saltness. What a deal of brine Hath washed thy sallow cheecks for Rosaline! Shak. Brine fly (Zol.), a fly of the genus Ephydra, the larv of which live in artificial brines and in salt lakes. Brine gauge, an instrument for measuring the saltness of a liquid. Brine pan, a pit or pan of salt water, where salt is formed by cristallization. Brine pit, a salt spring or well, from which water is taken to be boiled or evaporated for making salt. Brine pump (Marine Engin.), a pump for changing the water in the boilers, so as to clear them of the brine w Brine (), v. t. 1. To steep or saturate in brine. 2. To sprinkle with salt or brine; as, to brine hay. スポンサード リンク
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