Brant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bɹænt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Brant is a noun meaning (Canada, US) Any of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla.
Meaning
(Canada, US) Any of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla.
More Meanings
- (Scotland) smooth; unwrinkled
- (dialectal) steep, precipitous.
Example Sentences
Your bonnie brow was brent.
Grapes grow on the brant rocks so wonderfully that ye will marvel how any man dare climb up to them.
I have given you roe and reindeer, / I have given you brant and beaver, / Filled the marshes full of wild-fowl, / Filled the rivers full of fishes; / Why then are you not contented? / Why then will you hunt each other?
Word Forms
- brants
Synonyms for brant
Depending on context, synonyms include brent.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include brent, goose, brink, ground, joseph, geese.
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