an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales | socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear) |
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom | a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas |
| man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet |