branny
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of branny
Example Sentences
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Red and brown are tints only found in flours of low grade, because they are sure proofs of an undue proportion of branny or fibrous particles.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
The scales may be fine and branny or as is most common, the skin peels in large particles.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
On the fourth day, or a little later, small thick eruptions appear, scarcely eminent above the skin, and, after three days, changing into very small branny scales.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
Not only did they contain a minimum of branny and fibrous matters, but they were also the driest that could be found.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
As the fading proceeds, the spots drop off in the form of little branny scales, which are sometimes, from their minuteness, scarcely perceptible.
From The Maternal Management of Children, in Health and Disease by Bull, Thomas
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