Birt \Birt\ (b[~e]rt), n. [OE. byrte; cf. F. bertonneau. Cf.
Bret, Burt.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A fish of the turbot kind; the brill. [Written also burt,
bret, or brut.]
[Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Brill \Brill\, n. [Cf. Corn. brilli mackerel, fr. brith
streaked, speckled.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A fish allied to the turbot (Rhombus levis), much esteemed
in England for food; -- called also bret, pearl, prill.
See Bret.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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