Meaning of BRENT
| Pronunciation: | | brent
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| | Definition: | | [n] small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward |
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| | Synonyms: | | brant, brant goose, brent goose |
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| | See Also: | | Branta, Branta bernicla, common brant goose, genus Branta, goose | |
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\Brent\, Brant \Brant\, a. [AS. brant; akin to Dan. brat,
Icel. brattr, steep.]
1. Steep; high. [Obs.]
Grapes grow on the brant rocks so wonderfully that
ye will marvel how any man dare climb up to them.
--Ascham.
2. Smooth; unwrinkled. [Scot.]
Your bonnie brow was brent. --Burns.
\Brent\, imp. & p. p. of {Bren}.
Burnt. [Obs.]
\Brent\, n. [Cf. {Brant}.]
A brant. See {Brant}.
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