Definition of brief

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Brief (n.) A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose..

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Posy :: Posy (n.) A brief poetical sentiment; hence, any brief sentiment, motto, or legend; especially, one inscribed on a ring..
Ample :: Ample (a.) Not contracted of brief; not concise; extended; diffusive; as, an ample narrative..
Paragraph :: Paragraph (n.) A brief composition complete in one typographical section or paragraph; an item, remark, or quotation comprised in a few lines forming one paragraph; as, a column of news paragraphs; an editorial paragraph..
Comedietta :: Comedietta (n.) A dramatic sketch; a brief comedy.
Duebill :: Duebill (n.) A brief written acknowledgment of a debt, not made payable to order, like a promissory note..
Transient :: Transient (a.) Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; as, transient pleasure..
Laconical :: Laconical (a.) Expressing much in few words, after the manner of the Laconians or Spartans; brief and pithy; brusque; epigrammatic. In this sense laconic is the usual form..
Brief :: Brief (a.) Rife; common; prevalent.
Little :: Little (a.) Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep..
Menology :: Menology (n.) A brief calendar of the lives of the saints for each day in the year, or a simple remembrance of those whose lives are not written..
Brief :: Brief (adv.) Soon; quickly.
Note :: Note (n.) A brief writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.
Gnome :: Gnome (n.) A brief reflection or maxim.
Briefman :: Briefman (n.) A copier of a manuscript.
Apostle :: Apostle (n.) A brief letter dimissory sent by a court appealed from to the superior court, stating the case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals in the admiralty courts..
Briefness :: Briefness (n.) The quality of being brief; brevity; conciseness in discourse or writing.
Libel :: Libel (n.) A brief writing of any kind, esp. a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc..
Mot :: Mot (n.) A note or brief strain on a bugle.
Breviate :: Breviate (n.) A lawyer's brief.
Resume :: Resume (n.) A summing up; a condensed statement; an abridgment or brief recapitulation.
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