About The Word Brent
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Brent
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What's The Definition Of Brent?
[n] small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
Synonyms | Synonyms for Brent: brant | brant goose | brent goose Related Terms | Find terms related to Brent: See Also | Branta | Branta bernicla | common brant goose | genus Branta | goose Brent In Webster's Dictionary \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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