See Also: crin(dictionary)
brigue(1)(dictionary)
brigue(2)(dictionary)

brigue(2) (iou) and crin (iou)


brigue(2) (iou)



brigue noun. [bri:g] Now rare or obsolete. LME.
[Old & mod. French from Italian briga: see BRIGADE.]
Strife, contention. LME-L17.
Intrigue, faction; a faction. M17.

crin (iou)



crin noun & adjective. E20.
[French (Old French CRINE noun) = horsehair.]
(Of) a fabric made wholly or partly from horsehair.