单词 | briming |
释义 | brimingn. (Cornwall.) The phosphorescence of the sea; = burning n. 3. Cf. briny adj.2 ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted under particular conditions > [noun] > phosphorescence > of the sea burning1667 briming1836 noctilucence1893 1836 W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Fishes II. 103 A master seaner..forms a judgment by the extent of the brining [sic; ed. 2 (1841) briming] in his sean. 1880 T. Q. Couch E. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 78 Briming, the name given to..scintillations of light in the sea waves at night. 1880 West Cornwall Gloss. Brimming. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1836 |
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