1. a small dark goose with a short neck, found in northern regions
Usage: also called brent goose

1. burned or scorched; charred
Usage: archaic or poetic

Examples

• A flock of brent geese migrated south for the winter.
• The brent is smaller than the Canada goose.
• The brent nests in the Arctic tundra.
• The charred wood was brent black from the fire.
• Brent remains of the old cabin still stood in the field.