brisken
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Ignoring Gusterson’s shiver, Fay straightened up and seemed to brisken himself.
From The Creature from Cleveland Depths by Leiber, Fritz
There was an old hair trunk in one corner, and a guitar-box in another, and all sorts of little knickknacks and jimcracks around, like girls brisken up a room with.
From The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade by Twain, Mark
Would you like something to brisken up the growth a bit?
From Poor Relations by MacKenzie, Compton
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