Word Study
brent
CIDE DICTIONARY
brent, a. [AS. brant; akin to Dan. brat, Icel. brattr, steep.].
- Steep; high. [1913 Webster]"Grapes grow on the brant rocks so wonderfully that ye will marvel how any man dare climb up to them." [1913 Webster]
- Smooth; unwrinkled. [1913 Webster]"Your bonnie brow was brent." [1913 Webster]
brent, imp. & p. p.
Burnt. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
brent, n. (US brant) (in full brent-goose) a small migratory goose, Branta bernicla.
Etymology
16th c.: orig. unkn.
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