brentn.

Brit.

/brɛnt/, U.S.

/brɛnt/

Etymology: So commonly spelt by English authors since Pennant; Dr. Kay also (1570) had brend-gose . The form usual in 16th and 17th centuries, and still prevalent in U.S., is brant n., which see.

The smallest species of wild goose ( Bernicla brenta), a winter visitant of the British coasts. Also, more fully brent-goose n. ((in 6 brend-gose).)

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > [noun] > member of subfamily Anserinea (goose) > genus Branta > branta bernicla (brant)

rood goose1531

brant1544

rout1550

brent1570

brant-goose1597

red goose1609

rot-goose1625

road-goose1673

rat goose1676

bra-goose1749

ware-goose1852

1570 J. Caius De Rariorum Animalium f. 18, in Britanni Anser Brendinus... Vulgus..a coloris varietate a Brendgose nominat... Vnde bernded seu brended id animal dicitur, quod in colore murino variegatum est albo, vt est hic anser.

1768 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) II. ii. 453 Mr. Willoughby, Mr. Ray, and M. Brisson very properly describe the Bernacle and Brent as different species.

?1839 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 No. 7. 190 Brent-geese..and golden-eyes, were very plentiful.

1848 C. A. Johns Week at Lizard 333 Brent (Anser torquatus).

1876 C. H. Davis Narr. North Polar Exped. Ship Polaris v. 113 Large flocks of brent-geese were seen.

1884 S. Baring-Gould Mehalah (new ed.) i. 3 The barking of the brent geese as they return from their northern breeding places is heard in November.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

brentadj.

Brit.

/brɛnt/, U.S.

/brɛnt/, Scottish English

/brɛnt/

Etymology: A phonetic variant of brant n., found in northern Middle English, and in Scots.

Scottish.

†1. Steep, lofty: see brant n. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > great or considerable

higheOE

steepOE

heaven-highOE

highlyOE

brentc1400

hightc1480

hichty1513

procere1542

tall1548

spiringa1552

towereda1552

tower-like1552

upstretched1563

airy1565

excelse1569

haughty1570

topless1589

lofty1590

procerous1599

kiss-sky1603

skyish1604

topful?1611

aspiringc1620

sky-high1622

hiddy1632

tiptoed1632

sublime1635

towering1638

soaring1687

mountain high1693

clamberinga1717

skied1730

towery1731

pyramidic1740

skyey1750

skyward1792

skyscraping1797

exulting1798

high-reaching1827

steepling1892

high-rise1964

hi1972

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > forehead > [adjective] > contracted or relaxed

frounceless?a1366

brentc1400

brant1483

unbent1594

contracted1603

knotted1632

exporrect1649

exporrected1650

brow-bent1796

knitting1816

gathered1823

knitted1855

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > forehead > [adjective] > types of

brentc1400

high?c1450

steep1509

high-browed?1614

broad-fronteda1616

bluff1665

low-browed1734

lofty1798

baby-browed1843

bluff-browed1851

beautiful-browed1913

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 2165 Hyȝe bonkkeȝ & brent.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 379 Þay..bowed to þe hyȝ bonk þer brentest hit wern.

1691 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 132 Brent-brow, a steep Hill, Metaph.

2. Of the forehead: (a) lofty, straight up, prominent; (b) unwrinkled, smooth.

ΚΠ

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) viii. xii. 14 From hys blyth browys [L. tempora læta] brent and athir eyn The fyre twynklyng.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 3030 With browes full brent, brightist of hewe.

1629 Z. Boyd Last Battell Soule (new ed.) 678 (Jam.) At the first sight of that angrie Majestie, with brent browes and sterne countenance.

a1758 A. Ramsay Poems (1800) II. 17 (Jam.) Her fair brent brow, smooth as th' unrunkled deep.

1790 R. Burns in J. Johnson Scots Musical Museum III. 269 Your bony brow was brent.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	brent
释义	brentn. Brit. /brɛnt/, U.S. /brɛnt/ Etymology: So commonly spelt by English authors since Pennant; Dr. Kay also (1570) had brend-gose . The form usual in 16th and 17th centuries, and still prevalent in U.S., is brant n., which see. The smallest species of wild goose ( Bernicla brenta), a winter visitant of the British coasts. Also, more fully brent-goose n. ((in 6 brend-gose).) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > [noun] > member of subfamily Anserinea (goose) > genus Branta > branta bernicla (brant) rood goose1531 brant1544 rout1550 brent1570 brant-goose1597 red goose1609 rot-goose1625 road-goose1673 rat goose1676 bra-goose1749 ware-goose1852 1570 J. Caius De Rariorum Animalium f. 18, in Britanni Anser Brendinus... Vulgus..a coloris varietate a Brendgose nominat... Vnde bernded seu brended id animal dicitur, quod in colore murino variegatum est albo, vt est hic anser. 1768 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) II. ii. 453 Mr. Willoughby, Mr. Ray, and M. Brisson very properly describe the Bernacle and Brent as different species. ?1839 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 No. 7. 190 Brent-geese..and golden-eyes, were very plentiful. 1848 C. A. Johns Week at Lizard 333 Brent (Anser torquatus). 1876 C. H. Davis Narr. North Polar Exped. Ship Polaris v. 113 Large flocks of brent-geese were seen. 1884 S. Baring-Gould Mehalah (new ed.) i. 3 The barking of the brent geese as they return from their northern breeding places is heard in November. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). brentadj. Brit. /brɛnt/, U.S. /brɛnt/, Scottish English /brɛnt/ Etymology: A phonetic variant of brant n., found in northern Middle English, and in Scots. Scottish. †1. Steep, lofty: see brant n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > great or considerable higheOE steepOE heaven-highOE highlyOE brentc1400 hightc1480 hichty1513 procere1542 tall1548 spiringa1552 towereda1552 tower-like1552 upstretched1563 airy1565 excelse1569 haughty1570 topless1589 lofty1590 procerous1599 kiss-sky1603 skyish1604 topful?1611 aspiringc1620 sky-high1622 hiddy1632 tiptoed1632 sublime1635 towering1638 soaring1687 mountain high1693 clamberinga1717 skied1730 towery1731 pyramidic1740 skyey1750 skyward1792 skyscraping1797 exulting1798 high-reaching1827 steepling1892 high-rise1964 hi1972 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > forehead > [adjective] > contracted or relaxed frounceless?a1366 brentc1400 brant1483 unbent1594 contracted1603 knotted1632 exporrect1649 exporrected1650 brow-bent1796 knitting1816 gathered1823 knitted1855 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > forehead > [adjective] > types of brentc1400 high?c1450 steep1509 high-browed?1614 broad-fronteda1616 bluff1665 low-browed1734 lofty1798 baby-browed1843 bluff-browed1851 beautiful-browed1913 c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 2165 Hyȝe bonkkeȝ & brent. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 379 Þay..bowed to þe hyȝ bonk þer brentest hit wern. 1691 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 132 Brent-brow, a steep Hill, Metaph. 2. Of the forehead: (a) lofty, straight up, prominent; (b) unwrinkled, smooth. ΚΠ a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) viii. xii. 14 From hys blyth browys [L. tempora læta] brent and athir eyn The fyre twynklyng. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 3030 With browes full brent, brightist of hewe. 1629 Z. Boyd Last Battell Soule (new ed.) 678 (Jam.) At the first sight of that angrie Majestie, with brent browes and sterne countenance. a1758 A. Ramsay Poems (1800) II. 17 (Jam.) Her fair brent brow, smooth as th' unrunkled deep. 1790 R. Burns in J. Johnson Scots Musical Museum III. 269 Your bony brow was brent. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1570adj.c1400
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