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brown definition

brown (bro̵un)

adjective

having the color of chocolate or coffee, a combination of red, black, and yellow
having a naturally dark or tanned skin; dark-skinned

Etymology: ME broun < OE brun < IE base *bhrou-no- < *bher-, brown: see bear

noun

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to make or become brown, esp. by exposure to sunlight, as in tanning, or to heat, as in cooking

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brown Idioms

be browned off

Slang to be angry, disgusted, etc.

do up brown

☆

Slang to do completely or perfectly

Brown definition

Brown (bro̵un)

Brown, Charles Brockden (bräk′dən) 1771-1810; U.S. novelist
Brown, Herbert Charles 1912-2004; U.S. organic chemist, born in Great Britain
Brown, John 1800-59; U.S. abolitionist: as part of a plan for an uprising among slaves, he led a raid on an arsenal at Harpers Ferry: hanged for treason
Brown, Lancelot (also called Capability Brown) 1715?-83; Eng. landscape artist