bran

[ bran ]
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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),branned, bran·ning.
  1. to soak or boil in bran water, as in the tanning of hides.

Origin of bran

1
1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French, Old French bran, bren, of uncertain origin

Other words from bran

  • branner, noun

Other definitions for Bran (2 of 2)

Bran
[ bran ]

noun
  1. Welsh Legend. a king of Britain and the brother of Manawydan and Branwen: his head was buried at London as a magical defense against invasion. He was sometimes regarded as a sea god or Christian saint.

  2. a male given name, form of Brandon.

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British Dictionary definitions for bran

bran

/ (bræn) /


noun
  1. husks of cereal grain separated from the flour by sifting

  2. food prepared from these husks

Origin of bran

1
C13: from Old French, probably of Gaulish origin

Other words from bran

  • Related adjective: furfuraceous

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