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bran

  [bran] noun, verb, branned, bran⋅ning.
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–noun
1. the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
–verb (used with object)
2. to soak or boil in bran water, as in the tanning of hides.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME < AF, OF bran, bren, of uncert. orig.

Related forms:
branner, noun
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Word Origin & History

bran 
c.1300, "the husk of wheat, barley, etc., separated from the flour after grinding," from O.Fr. bren, perhaps connected with Gaulish *brenno- "manure," or with burn. The word was also used 16c. for "dandruff flakes."
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bran
Pronunciation: 'bran
Function: noun
: the edible broken seed coats of cereal grain separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

bran (brān)
n.
The outer layers of a cereal grain such as wheat, approximately 20 percent of which is indigestible cellulose, used as a source of dietary fiber.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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