1.
[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.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Brent \Brent\, n. [Cf. Brant.]
A brant. See Brant.
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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.
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Consuming fire brent his shearing house or stall. --W.
Browne.
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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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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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
brent
n 1: small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate
southward [syn: brant, brant goose, brent, brent
goose]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Brent, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama
Population (2000): 4024
Housing Units (2000): 1274
Land area (2000): 8.721728 sq. miles (22.589172 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.007617 sq. miles (0.019728 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 8.729345 sq. miles (22.608900 sq. km)
FIPS code: 09136
Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location: 32.940240 N, 87.174982 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 35034
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Brent, AL
Brent
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Brent, FL -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida
Population (2000): 22257
Housing Units (2000): 7796
Land area (2000): 10.437340 sq. miles (27.032585 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.087407 sq. miles (0.226384 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 10.524747 sq. miles (27.258969 sq. km)
FIPS code: 08300
Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location: 30.470496 N, 87.249127 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Brent, FL
Brent
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Brent, OK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 504
Housing Units (2000): 233
Land area (2000): 11.147890 sq. miles (28.872901 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 4.490584 sq. miles (11.630559 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 15.638474 sq. miles (40.503460 sq. km)
FIPS code: 08650
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 35.366510 N, 94.786501 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Brent, OK
Brent