BRITE, or BRIGHT, verb intransitive To be or become over ripe, as wheat, barley or hops. [I know not that this word is used in the U. States.]
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
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