bran
[ bran ]
/ bræn /
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noun
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
verb (used with object), branned, bran·ning.
to soak or boil in bran water, as in the tanning of hides.
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Origin of bran
1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French, Old French bran, bren, of uncertain origin
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branner, nounWords nearby bran
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Bran
[ bran ]
/ bræn /
noun
Welsh Legend. a king of Britain and the brother of Manawydan and Branwen: his head was buried at London as a magical defense against invasion. He was sometimes regarded as a sea god or Christian saint.
a male given name, form of Brandon.
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British Dictionary definitions for bran
bran
/ (bræn) /
noun
husks of cereal grain separated from the flour by sifting
food prepared from these husks
Other words from bran
Related adjective: furfuraceousWord Origin for bran
C13: from Old French, probably of Gaulish origin
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Medical definitions for bran
bran
[ brăn ]
n.
The outer layers of a cereal grain such as wheat, approximately 20 percent of which is indigestible cellulose, used as a source of dietary fiber.
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