Bran

Description

The outer layers, or husk, of grain kernels. Bran is separated from the cereal during the process of milling. It is occasionally used as a sorbent and dry cleaning agent. Bran has been used to clean hair on dolls and fur on taxidermy specimens.

Authority

• Tom Rowland, Noel Riley, A-Z Guide to Cleaning, Conserving and Repairing Antiques, Constable and Co., Ltd., London, 1981

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998