branny

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The scales may be fine and branny or as is most common, the skin peels in large particles.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

On the fourth day, or a little later, small thick eruptions appear, scarcely eminent above the skin, and, after three days, changing into very small branny scales.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

They are generally followed by branny desquamation of the cuticle in the position they have occupied.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

We have already seen that the more branny portions of the grain also contain a much larger percentage of mineral matter.

From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Snyder, Harry

The granulation of the middlings is done after the impurities are removed, the object being first to separate as perfectly as possible the middlings from the branny portions of the kernel.

From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Snyder, Harry