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English Idioms :: brown
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browm - See: DO UP BROWN. |
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Traditional English :: brown
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browm - 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. 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 . brownish adj. brownness n. browny adj. [OE brun f. Gmc] |
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Related Words
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Most Often Usage
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