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brant
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Brent \Brent\, Brant \Brant\, a. [AS. brant; akin to Dan. brat,
Icel. brattr, steep.]
1. Steep; high. [Obs.]
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Grapes grow on the brant rocks so wonderfully that
ye will marvel how any man dare climb up to them.
--Ascham.
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2. Smooth; unwrinkled. [Scot.]
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Your bonnie brow was brent. --Burns.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Brand goose \Brand" goose`\ [Prob. fr. 1st brand + goose: cf. Sw. brandg[*a]s. Cf. Brant.] (Zool.) A species of wild goose (Branta bernicla) usually called in America brant. See Brant. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Brant \Brant\ (br[a^]nt), n. [Cf.Brand goose, Brent, Brenicle.] (Zool.) A species of wild goose (Branta bernicla) -- called also brent and brand goose. The name is also applied to other related species. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Brant \Brant\, a. [See Brent.] Steep. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
