brent

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brent - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Brent \Brent\, imp. & p. p. of Bren.
     Burnt. [Obs.]
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  Brent \Brent\, n. [Cf. Brant.]
     A brant. See Brant.
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  Bren \Bren\, Brenne \Bren"ne\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Brent
     (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Brenning.] [See Burn.]
     To burn. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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           Consuming fire brent his shearing house or stall. --W.
                                                    Browne.
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  Brent \Brent\, Brant \Brant\, a. [AS. brant; akin to Dan. brat,
     Icel. brattr, steep.]
     1. Steep; high. [Obs.]
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              Grapes grow on the brant rocks so wonderfully that
              ye will marvel how any man dare climb up to them.
                                                    --Ascham.
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     2. Smooth; unwrinkled. [Scot.]
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              Your bonnie brow was brent.           --Burns.
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  Brant \Brant\ (br[a^]nt), n. [Cf.Brand goose, Brent,
     Brenicle.] (Zool.)
     A species of wild goose (Branta bernicla) -- called also
     brent and brand goose. The name is also applied to other
     related species.
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brent - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  brent
      n 1: small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate
           southward [syn: brant, brant goose, brent, brent goose
           ]

brent - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Brent, AL (city, FIPS 9136)
    Location: 32.94227 N, 87.17622 W
    Population (1990): 2776 (1103 housing units)
    Area: 21.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 35034
  Brent, FL (CDP, FIPS 8300)
    Location: 30.47377 N, 87.25174 W
    Population (1990): 21624 (7838 housing units)
    Area: 27.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)