1. 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. <zoology> The European carrion crow.

Origin: OE. Bren, bran, OF. Bren, F. Bran, from Celtic; cf. Armor. Brenn, Ir. Bran, bran, chaff.

(01 Mar 1998)

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