Bran
11bran — ou Bren. s. m. Matiere fecale. On appelle, Bran de Judas, Certaines taches de rousseur qui viennent au visage. Bran de vin. s. m. Terme dont on se sert ordinairement dans les armées pour signifier de l eau de vie. On appelle, Bran de son, La plus …
12bran — (n.) c.1300, the husk of wheat, barley, etc., separated from the flour after grinding, from O.Fr. bren bran, scurf, scales, feces (12c., Mod.Fr. bran), perhaps connected with Gaulish *brenno manure, or with BURN (Cf. burn). The word also was used …
13Bran — [bran] n. [< ? Ir bran, raven] Celt. Myth. a giant and king of ancient Britain …
14bran — [bran] n. [ME bran, bren < OFr bren] the broken outer coat, or husk, of grains of wheat, rye, oats, etc. separated from the flour after grinding, as by sifting …
15bran|ny — «BRAN ee», adjective. of or like bran …
16bran — (Del fr. branle, cierto baile antiguo). bran de Inglaterra. m. Baile usado antiguamente en España …
17bran|dy — «BRAN dee», noun, plural dies, verb, died, dy|ing. –n. 1. a strong alcoholic liquor made from wine. 2. a somewhat similar liquor made from fermented fruit juice, as of apples or peaches. –v.t. to mix, flavor, or preserve with brandy. ╂[< Dutch …
18bran|le — or brans|le «BRAN uhl, BRAHN uhl», noun. 1. an old French folk dance similar to the cotillion. 2. the air or music for this dance. Also, brawl. ╂[< Middle French branle, bransle < branler to shake] …
19Bran [1] — Bran, Gattung breiter u. schmaler, durchsichtiger od. Schatterleinwand aus Rußland, 1 bis 11/2 Elle breit …
20Bran [2] — Bran, Friedrich Alexander, geb. 1767 in Rybnitz, ließ sich, nachdem er sich in verschiedenen Ländern Europas aufgehalten hatte, um 1800 in Hamburg nieder, wo er seine Miscellen u. seit 1804 die Nordischen Miscellen herausgab; 1809 übernahm er… …
