Plural of bran; the coarse outer layers of grain husks separated during milling, used in food and animal feed.
Simple plural of 'bran,' which comes from Old French 'bren' and Latin 'brennus,' referring to grain husks or chaff.
Bran was so valuable in medieval times that it had legal protections—bakers who tried to hide bran from customers or mix it deceptively into flour faced guild punishment, showing how seriously quality control was taken.
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