british seas

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

British \Brit"ish\ (br[i^]t"[i^]sh), a. [AS. Brittisc,
   Bryttisc.]
   Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; --
   sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants.
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   {British gum}, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold
      water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of
      about 600[deg] Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to
      dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum
      in stiffering goods.

   {British lion}, the national emblem of Great Britain.

   {British seas}, the four seas which surround Great Britain.
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