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Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward;
[syn: brant, brant goose, brent, brent goose]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Brent \Brent\, imp. & p. p. of Bren. Burnt. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Brent \Brent\, n. [Cf. Brant.] A brant. See Brant. [1913 Webster]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bren \Bren\, Brenne \Bren"ne\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Brent (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Brenning.] [See Burn.] To burn. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Consuming fire brent his shearing house or stall. --W. Browne. [1913 Webster]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.] [1913 Webster] Grapes grow on the brant rocks so wonderfully that ye will marvel how any man dare climb up to them. --Ascham. [1913 Webster] 2. Smooth; unwrinkled. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] Your bonnie brow was brent. --Burns. [1913 Webster]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]U.S. Gazetteer (1990):
Brent, AL (city, FIPS 9136) Location: 32.94227 N, 87.17622 W Population (1990): 2776 (1103 housing units) Area: 21.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35034 Brent, FL (CDP, FIPS 8300) Location: 30.47377 N, 87.25174 W Population (1990): 21624 (7838 housing units) Area: 27.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
