Brine
[braɪn]
Definition
(noun.) a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling.
(verb.) soak in brine.
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Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) The ocean; the water of an ocean, sea, or salt lake.
(n.) Tears; -- so called from their saltness.
(v. t.) To steep or saturate in brine.
(v. t.) To sprinkle with salt or brine; as, to brine hay.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Salt water.[2]. Sea, ocean, deep, main.
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Definition
n. salt water: the sea.—ns. Brine′-pit a pit or pan in which brine is evaporated so as to form salt: a salt spring; Brine′-shrimp a small crustacean.—adjs. Brin′ish like brine: somewhat salt; Brin′y pertaining to brine or to the sea: salt.—The briny (slang) the sea.
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Examples
- Another way was to make a very strong salt brine. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- By not letting the brine get old, or by keeping plenty of salt on it, the meat could be kept in this way for several months, but would be available for use at any time. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- To this brine would be added a little sugar and saltpetre, and, after packing the meat the same as in the other case, enough of this brine would be added to entirely cover the meat. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The production of caustic soda, sodium carbonate, and chlorine by the electrolysis of brine, is carried on upon a large scale, and will probably supersede all other methods. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- At present the crude open-pan system, where the brine was poured into open pans and fires were built below the pans, is almost obsolete. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I wrung the brine from my hair; and the rays of the risen sun soon visited me with genial warmth. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Many hundred cans filled with pure water are lowered into the cold brine of the tank, and their upper ends form a complete floor, as seen in Fig. 297. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The brines and curing mixtures are prepared by trained men who do no other work but this. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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