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† ˈbrantcorn Obs.
Also 7 (in Cotgr.) brancorne.
[a. MDu. brantkoren (Ger. brandkorn): cf. brand n. 7 + corn.]
Blight, smut (Uredo segetum).
1578Lyte Dodoens iv. xvii. 471 Blight or Brantcorne..insteede of a good eare, there cometh up a black burnt eare, ful of blacke dust or powder. 1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. 335 Brant corne and trees blacke by blasting. |