ˈbriŋk noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English brinke, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse brekka slope, Danish brink edge of a precipice; akin to Middle Low German & Middle Dutch brink edge of a field, Latin front-, frons forehead, Middle Irish braine front, leader, prow
1.
a. : edge , margin , border ; especially : the very edge at the top of a steep place
the brink of a precipice
b. : a bank or edge especially of a river : border , border line
the brink of the pond
: verge
c. : the point of onset
at the brink of tears
the brink of war
on the brink of starvation
2. now dialect England : the brim of a hat
Synonyms: see border