BRAN

bran

(noun) food prepared from the husks of cereal grains

bran

(noun) broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bran (countable and uncountable, plural brans)

The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.

(ornithology) The European carrion crow.

Anagrams

• NRAB, barn

Proper noun

Bran (plural Brans)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bran is the 16887th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1687 individuals. Bran is most common among Hispanic/Latino (82.34%) and White (13.57%) individuals.

Anagrams

• NRAB, barn

Source: Wiktionary


Bran, n. Etym: [OE. bren, bran, OF. bren, F. bran, from Celtic; cf. Armor. brenn, Ir. bran, bran, chaff.]

1. The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The European carrion crow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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