BREN

Bren, Bren gun

(noun) a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Proper noun

Bren (plural Brens)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bren is the 30043rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 781 individuals. Bren is most common among White (90.01%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Bren

Short for Brenda. (female given name)

Etymology 3

Noun

Bren (plural Brens)

Short for Bren gun.

Anagrams

• Bern, NBER, Nebr.

Etymology

Verb

bren (third-person singular simple present brens, present participle brenning, simple past brenned, past participle brent or brenned)

(obsolete) To burn (to set ablaze).

Anagrams

• Bern, NBER, Nebr.

Source: Wiktionary


Bren, Bren"ne, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Brent (p. pr. & vb. n. Brenning.] Etym: [See Burn.]

Definition: To burn. [Obs.] Chaucer. Consuming fire brent his shearing house or stall. W. Browne.

Bren, n.

Definition: Bran. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.

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