Found 2 items, similar to bruin.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: bruin bruin n 1: a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox' 2: large ferocious bear of Eurasia [syn: brown bear, Ursus arctos ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: bruin bruin \bru"in\, n. [D. bruin brown. In the epic poem of “Reynard the Fox” the bear is so called from his color. See Brown, a.] A bear; -- so called in popular tales and fables. [1913 Webster]