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· Middle English
brine
2 English words descend from Middle English
brine
, most common first.
brine
Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.
briny
Of, relating to, resembling, or containing brine (“water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt”), such as seawater or tears; salty.