| Result from Foreign Dictionaries (5 entries found) |
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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 [gcide]:
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 [gcide]:
Brant \Brant\, a. [See {Brent}.]
Steep. [Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
brant
n 1: small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate
southward [syn: {brant}, {brant goose}, {brent}, {brent
goose}]
Are you satisfied with the result?You can... Suggest your own translation to LongdoSearch other online dictionariesDiscussions
| 
/
