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branny
bran B0452800 (brăn)n. The outer layers of the grain of cereals such as wheat, removed during the process of milling and used as a source of dietary fiber.
[Middle English, from Old French, of Celtic origin.]
bran′ny adj.
Bran B0452800 (brăn)n. Mythology A gigantic Celtic hero and ruler of Britain. After he was mortally wounded in battle, his head was buried in London, where it served as a protection against invaders.
[Welsh Brân, from brân, raven.]branny (ˈbrænɪ) adj, -nier or -niest1. having the appearance or texture of bran2. abounding in branbran•ny (ˈbræn i)
adj. -ni•er, -ni•est. of or like bran. [1525–35] EncyclopediaSeebranbranny
bran·ny (bran'ē), Do not confuse this word with brawny.Small husklike scales, used in reference to skin flakes. See: defurfuration. [M.E. bran, broken coat of cereal grain] bran·ny (bran'ē) Denoting desquamation of small husklike scales. [M.E. bran, broken coat of cereal grain] |