brizna

Definitions of brizna
  1. noun
    a necklace made by a stringing objects together
    synonyms: cadena, cordón, sarta, serie
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    type of:
    cadenilla, collar, gargantilla
    jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
  2. noun
    an instance of some kind
    synonyms: cabo, cacho, fragmento, moneda, parte, pedazo, retazo, trecho
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    type of:
    caso
    an occurrence of something
  3. noun
    a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
    synonyms: chispa, concha, espina, esquirla, fragmento, jirón, miaja, migaja, pedazo, pizca, raja, retazo, tanto, trozo
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    types:
    caspa
    loose scales shed from the scalp
  4. noun
    a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
    synonyms: filamento, hilo, pelo
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    types:
    telaraña
    filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
    type of:
    fibra
    a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
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