branny
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of branny
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Herpes consists of gregarious spreading excoriations, which are succeeded by branny scales or scabs.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin
"Jack," she said one night, "go over in the morning to the fair to sell the branny cow."
From Stories to Read or Tell from Fairy Tales and Folklore by Ada Budell
At another time 1 1/2 grains of the drug gave rise to herpetic vesicles on the cheeks, followed by branny desquamation on elimination of the drug.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
This is the cause of the dry, white, branny scales, called “scurf,” or “dandruff,” upon the head.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter
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 Erasmus Darwin
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