Definitions for bran
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. brannoun

   broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting

2. brannoun

   food prepared from the husks of cereal grains

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. brannoun

   Outside layer of a grain.

2. Etymology: From bren, from brennos, from bragnos (compare Welsh braen ‘stench’, Irish bréan ‘rancid’), from bʰreh₁g- (compare Latin fragrare ‘to smell strongly’, Dutch brak ‘hound’).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brun, Bran, Brown, Bourn, Burn

   Etymology: are all derived from the Sax. born, bourn, brunna, burna ; all signifying a river or brook. Edmund Gibson Camden.

2. BRANnoun

   The husks of corn ground; the refuse of the sieve.

   Etymology: brenna, Ital.

   From me do back receive the flow’r of all,
   And leave me but the bran. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   The citizens were driven to great distress for want of victuals; bread they made of the coarsest bran, moulded in cloaths; for otherwise it would not cleave together. John Hayward.

   In the sifting of fourteen years of power and favour, all that came out, could not be pure meal, but must have, among it, a certain mixture of padar and bran, in this lower age of human fragility. Henry Wotton.

   I cannot bolt this matter to the bran,
   As Bradwardin and holy Austin can.
   Then water him, and, drinking what he can, John Dryden, Fables.

   Encourage him to thirst again with bran. John Dryden, Virgil.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bran

   Bran is the hard outer layer or husk of grains such as wheat, rice, oats, and corn. It is considered a byproduct of the milling process but is high in dietary fiber, protein, and various vitamins and minerals. Bran is often used in baking and cooking to increase the nutritional content of foods.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brannoun

   the broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain

2. Brannoun

   the European carrion crow

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bran

   Bran, also known as miller's bran, is the hard outer layers of cereal grain. It consists of the combined aleurone and pericarp. Along with germ, it is an integral part of whole grains, and is often produced as a by-product of milling in the production of refined grains. When bran is removed from grains, the grains lose a portion of their nutritional value. Bran is present in and may be milled from any cereal grain, including rice, corn, wheat, oats, barley and millet. Bran should not be confused with chaff, which is coarser scaly material surrounding the grain, but not forming part of the grain itself. Bran is particularly rich in dietary fiber and essential fatty acids and contains significant quantities of starch, protein, vitamins, dietary minerals and phytic acid, which is an antinutrient that prevents nutrient absorption. Rice bran is a byproduct of the rice milling process, and it contains various antioxidants that impart beneficial effects on human health. A major rice bran fraction contains 12%-13% oil and highly unsaponifiable components. This fraction contains tocotrienols, gamma-oryzanol and beta-sitosterol; all these constituents may contribute to the lowering of the plasma levels of the various parameters of the lipid profile. Rice bran also contains a high level of dietary fibres. In addition, it also contains ferulic acid, which is also a component of the structure of nonlignified cell walls. However, some research suggests there are levels of inorganic arsenic present in rice bran. One study found the levels to be 20% higher than in drinking water. Other types of bran contain less arsenic than rice bran, and are just as nutrient rich.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bran

   bran, n. the refuse of grain: the inner husks of corn sifted from the flour: the coarser part of anything.—n. Bran′fulness.—adj. Bran′ny. [O. Fr. bran, bran; prob. Celt.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bran

   name given to Fingal's dog.

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1. BRAN

   What does BRAN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the BRAN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BRAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bran is ranked #16887 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bran surname appeared 1,687 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Bran.
   
   82.3% or 1,389 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   13.5% or 229 total occurrences were White.
   1.9% or 32 total occurrences were Black.
   1.4% or 24 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.3% or 6 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Husk
   • Roughage

Anagrams for bran »

1. barn

2. NRAB

How to pronounce bran?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bran in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bran in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of bran in a Sentence

1. Sara Haas:

   Intact whole grains that still have the outer layer [the bran], such as farro, freekeh, sorghum, and wheat berries, should be soaked in water overnight to help release the phytates, but this doesn't apply to semi-refined or unhulled types like pearled barley or instant oats.

2. George R.R. Martin:

   Bran thought about it. “Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?” “That is the only time a man can be brave,” his father told him.

3. Seamus Mullen:

   A nonfat bran muffin will spike in a half hour.

4. John Leddy:

   Mild traumatic brain injury is a category of bran injury that includes concussion, with concussion being at the mildest end of that spectrum. So sports concussion, for example, would be a subset of mild traumatic brain injury, all of the patients in this study received a CT scan to evaluate for brain bleeding or skull fracture and may have had a neurological deficit when they came to the emergency room. While that type of injury can be classified as' mild,' it's a lot more severe than a sport-related concussion typically would be.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bran
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bran
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=bran
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bran
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bran
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=bran
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Bran
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html