Obs. rare1. [f. BRAND sb. + -LET.] A bird: perh. the Brandtail or Redstart.
1576. Gascoigne, Compl. Philomene, Prol. 31. The Brandlet saith, for singing sweete and softe (In hir conceit) there is none such as she.
Obs. rare1. [f. BRAND sb. + -LET.] A bird: perh. the Brandtail or Redstart.
1576. Gascoigne, Compl. Philomene, Prol. 31. The Brandlet saith, for singing sweete and softe (In hir conceit) there is none such as she.