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(brnt), n.[Cf.Brand goose, Brent, Brenicle.] (Zol.) A species of wild goose (Branta bernicla) -- called also brent and brand goose. The name is also applied to other related species. Brant a.[See Brent.] Steep. [Prov. Eng.] Brent (), 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. スポンサード リンク
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