Definition of Brandings

1. Noun. (plural of branding) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Brandings

1. branding [n] - See also: branding

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brandings

brandades
brandalism
brandcasting
branded
brander
brandered
branders
brandholzite
brandied
brandies
branding
branding iron
branding irons
branding moment
branding moments
brandings (current term)
brandise
brandises
brandish
brandished
brandisher
brandishers
brandishes
brandishing
brandishings
brandisht
brandistock
brandjacking
brandle
brandled

Literary usage of Brandings

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Writers: An Attempt Towards a History of English Literature by Henry Morley, William Hall Griffin (1887)
"Let us assume that the great swimming-match with Breca, Prince of the brandings, was a rowing-match, in which Beowulf was victor. ..."

2. A History of English Rhythms by Edwin Guest (1838)
"... the brandings ; Billing the Werne; 1J 6 This is doubtless the Wallia of Roman ... his brandings are mentioned in Beowulf, as the enemies of the Geats. ..."

3. Western Grazing Grounds and Forest Ranges: A History of the Live-stock by Will Croft Barnes (1913)
"In the old days of heavy brandings where the owners kept track of the sex, ... As a general thing, however, taking the usual run of brandings year after ..."

4. The Anglo-Saxon Sagas: An Examination of Their Value as Aids to History; a by Daniel Henry Haigh (1861)
"... the land of the brandings, his " fair peaceful burgh, where he owned a people, a burgh, ... and the territory of the brandings at some distance inland. ..."

5. Character of the Southern States of America: Letter to a Friend who Had by Francis William Newman (1864)
"To the great frequency of such brandings, wounds, or marks of the teeth of hounds, several Northern Generals have borne emphatic testimony; 12, ..."

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