BRAN

bran. Bran, n. the husks of ground corn

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Bran (�), n. [[OE. bren, bran, OF. bren, F. bran, from Celtic; cf. Armor. brenn, Ir. bran, bran, chaff.]] 1. 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. 2. (Zoöl.) The European carrion crow.