Bran

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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

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