Birt \Birt\ (b[~e]rt), n. [OE. byrte; cf. F. bertonneau. Cf. {Bret}, {Burt}.] (Zool.) A fish of the turbot kind; the brill. [Written also {burt}, {bret}, or {brut}.] [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Brut \Brut\, v. i. [F. brouter, OF. brouster. See {Browse}, n.] To browse. [Obs.] --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
Brut \Brut\, n. (Zool.) See {Birt}. [1913 Webster]
brut \brut\ (br[=oo]t), a. [Fr. lit. rough.] very dry; -- used of wine or champagne. [PJC]