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