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English Dictionary: brant	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for brant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
brant n small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward Synonym(s): brant, brant goose, brent, brent goose
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brent \Brent\, Brant \Brant\, a. [AS. brant; akin to Dan. brat, Icel. brattr, steep.] 1. Steep; high. [Obs.] Grapes grow on the brant rocks so wonderfully that ye will marvel how any man dare climb up to them. --Ascham. 2. Smooth; unwrinkled. [Scot.] Your bonnie brow was brent. --Burns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brand goose \Brand" goose`\ [Prob. fr. 1st brand + goose: cf. Sw. brandg[86]s. Cf. {Brant}.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of wild goose ({Branta bernicla}) usually called in America {brant}. See {Brant}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brant \Brant\ (br[acr]nt), n. [Cf.{Brand goose}, {Brent}, {Brenicle}.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of wild goose ({Branta bernicla}) -- called also {brent} and {brand goose}. The name is also applied to other related species.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brant \Brant\, a. [See {Brent}.] Steep. [Prov. Eng.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Brant, MI Zip code(s): 48614