Brown Definition
(snooker) One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 4 points.
To tan.
A common surname.
- to be angry, disgusted, etc.
- to do completely or perfectly
Other Word Forms of Brown
Noun
Adjective
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Brown
- be browned off
- do up brown
Origin of Brown
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From Middle English broun, from Old English brūn (“dark, shining”), from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz (compare West Frisian brún, Dutch bruin, German braun), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHnos (compare Ancient Greek φρύνη (phrýnē), φρῦνος (phrŷnos, “toad”)), enlargement of *bʰrew- (“shiny, brown”) (compare Lithuanian bė́ras (“brown”), Sanskrit बभ्रु (babhrú, “reddish-brown”)).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old English brūn bher-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Originally a nickname for someone with brown hair or a dark complexion.
From Wiktionary
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