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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBrank
/bræŋk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An iron instrument of punishment formerly used to gag scolds; a scold's bridle.
"The historical museum exhibited an iron brank used in the seventeenth century."
- 1
To toss the head proudly or affectedly; to prance.
"The spirited horse began to brank as it entered the show ring."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'brank', of uncertain origin, possibly related to Middle Dutch 'branke' meaning a branch or twig, or Celtic roots. Historically used in the plural 'branks' to refer to a scold's bridle, an iron muzzle used as a punishment for gossiping or scolding women.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Brank" is said worldwide
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bridet-bicoque
Transliteration: bridet-bicoque
"Le brank était un instrument de torture historique."
Schandgespann
Transliteration: Schandgespann
"Das Brank wurde im Mittelalter zur Bestrafung eingesetzt."
guitto
Transliteration: guitto
"Il brank era un antico strumento di punizione."
mordaza
Transliteration: mordaza
"El brank era una máscara de hierro punitiva."
freio de Fofoqueira
Transliteration: freio de fofoqueira
Script: freio de fofoqueira
"O brank era usado como castigo histórico."
लोहे का मुखौटा
Transliteration: lohe ka mukhaota
"ब्रांक इतिहास में इस्तेमाल होने वाला एक यंत्र था।"
铁口勒
Transliteration: tiě kǒu lè
"铁口勒是一种历史上的惩罚工具。"
철제 재갈
Transliteration: cheolje jaegal
"브랭크는 역사적인 형벌 도구였다."
鉄の枷
Transliteration: tetsu no kase
"ブランクは歴史的な刑罰器具でした。"
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