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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BROWN, a. Dusky; of a dark or dusky color, inclining to redness; but the shades are various, as Spanish brown, London brown, clove brown, tawny brown. Brown results from a mixture of red, black and yellow.
BROWN, v.t. To make brown or dusky.
A trembling twilight o'er the welkin moves,
Browns the dim void, and darkens deep the groves.
BROWN'-BILL, n. [brown and bill.] A weapon formerly used by the English foot soldiers. The origin of the name is not stated; but from it brown musket is said to have derived its appellation.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of a color similar to that of wood or earth [syn: brown, brownish, chocolate-brown, dark-brown]
2: (of skin) deeply suntanned [syn: brown, browned] n
1: an orange of low brightness and saturation [syn: brown, brownness]
2: Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858) [syn: Brown, Robert Brown]
3: abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859) [syn: Brown, John Brown]
4: a university in Rhode Island [syn: Brown University, Brown] v
1: fry in a pan until it changes color; "brown the meat in the pan"
2: make brown in color; "the draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard" [syn: embrown, brown]

Merriam Webster's

I. biographical name Charles Brockden 1771-1810 American novelist II. biographical name Ford Madox 1821-1893 English painter III. biographical name George 1818-1880 Canadian (Scottish-born) journalist & politician IV. biographical name Herbert Charles 1912- American (English-born) chemist V. biographical name John 1800-1859 Old Brown of Osawatomie American abolitionist VI. biographical name Michael Stuart 1941- American biochemist

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English broun, from Old English br?n; akin to Old High German br?n brown, Greek phryn? toad Date: before 12th century of the color brown; especially of dark or tanned complexion II. noun Date: 13th century 1. any of a group of colors between red and yellow in hue, of medium to low lightness, and of moderate to low saturation 2. a brown-skinned person 3. brown trout • brownish adjective • browny adjective III. verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb to become brown transitive verb to make brown

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 having the colour produced by mixing red, yellow, and black, as of dark wood or rich soil. 2 dark-skinned or suntanned. 3 (of bread) made from a dark flour as wholemeal or wheatmeal. 4 (of species or varieties) distinguished by brown coloration. --n. 1 a brown colour or pigment. 2 brown clothes or material (dressed in brown). 3 (in a game or sport) a brown ball, piece, etc. 4 (prec. by the) Brit. a brown mass of flying game-birds. --v.tr. & intr. make or become brown by cooking, sunburn, etc. Phrases and idioms: brown ale a dark, mild, bottled beer. brown bear a large N. American brown bear, Ursus arctos. brown coal = LIGNITE. browned off Brit. sl. fed up, disheartened. brown fat a dark-coloured adipose tissue with a rich supply of blood vessels. brown holland see HOLLAND. brown owl 1 any of various owls, esp. the tawny owl. 2 (Brown Owl) an adult leader of a Brownie Guides pack. brown rice unpolished rice with only the husk of the grain removed. Brown-shirt a Nazi; a member of a fascist organization. brown sugar unrefined or partially refined sugar. in a brown study see STUDY. Derivatives: brownish adj. brownness n. browny adj. Etymology: OE brun f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Brown Brown, n. A dark color inclining to red or yellow, resulting from the mixture of red and black, or of red, black, and yellow; a tawny, dusky hue.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Brown Brown, a. [Compar. Browner; superl. Brownest.] [OE. brun, broun, AS. br?n; akin to D. bruin, OHG. br?n, Icel. br?nn, Sw. brun, Dan. bruun, G. braun, Lith. brunas, Skr. babhru. [root]93, 253. Cf. Bruin, Beaver, Burnish, Brunette.] Of a dark color, of various shades between black and red or yellow. Cheeks brown as the oak leaves. --Longfellow. Brown Bess, the old regulation flintlock smoothbore musket, with bronzed barrel, formerly used in the British army. Brown bread (a) Dark colored bread; esp. a kind made of unbolted wheat flour, sometimes called in the United States Graham bread. ``He would mouth with a beggar though she smelt brown bread and garlic.'' --Shak. (b) Dark colored bread made of rye meal and Indian meal, or of wheat and rye or Indian; rye and Indian bread. [U.S.] Brown coal, wood coal. See Lignite. Brown hematite or Brown iron ore (Min.), the hydrous iron oxide, limonite, which has a brown streak. See Limonite. Brown holland. See under Holland. Brown paper, dark colored paper, esp. coarse wrapping paper, made of unbleached materials. Brown spar (Min.), a ferruginous variety of dolomite, in part identical with ankerite. Brown stone. See Brownstone. Brown stout, a strong kind of porter or malt liquor. Brown study, a state of mental abstraction or serious reverie. --W. Irving.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Brown Brown, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Browned; p. pr. & vb. n. Browning.] 1. To make brown or dusky. A trembling twilight o'er welkin moves, Browns the dim void and darkens deep the groves. --Barlow. 2. To make brown by scorching slightly; as, to brown meat or flour. 3. To give a bright brown color to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coat of oxide on their surface. --Ure.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Brown Brown, v. i. To become brown.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(browner, brownest, browns, browning, browned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is brown is the colour of earth or of wood. ...her deep brown eyes... The stairs are decorated in golds and earthy browns. COLOUR 2. You can describe a white-skinned person as brown when they have been sitting in the sun until their skin has become darker than usual. I don't want to be really really brown, just have a nice light golden colour. = tanned ADJ: usu v-link ADJ 3. A brown person is someone who belongs to a race of people who have brown-coloured skins. ...a slim brown man with a speckled turban. ADJ: usu ADJ n 4. Brown is used to describe grains that have not had their outer layers removed, and foods made from these grains. ...brown bread. ...spicy tomato sauce served over a bed of brown rice. ? white ADJ: usu ADJ n 5. When food browns or when you brown food, you cook it, usually for a short time on a high flame. Cook for ten minutes until the sugar browns... He browned the chicken in a frying pan. VERB: V, V n

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Moby Thesaurus

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