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Brant

Brānt, n.

noun

n. [It. branta, brenta, D. & Ger. brentgans. Probably It. branta is for branca, branch, so that it signifies a branch goose, same as D. & Prov. Eng. tree-goose, Ger. baumgans, D. toemgans. Cf. Ger. brante, branke, claw.] (Ornith.) A species of wild goose, the Anser bernicla;—called also brent and brand-goose. See BRAND-GOOSE. Longfellow.

Brānt, a.

adjective

[See BRENT.] Steep. [Prov. Eng.] Todd.

Brĕnt or Brānt, a.

adjective

a. [Sw. brant, Dan. brat, Icel. brattr, steep. Cf. Sw. & Dan. bryn, brim, border, W. bryn, hill.] Steep; high. [Obs.] 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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Brĕnt, n.p. 163nounA brant, or brand-goose; a kind of fowl with a black neck, and a white collar or line round it. See BRANT.