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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Brown \Brown\ (broun), 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.
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Cheeks brown as the oak leaves. --Longfellow.
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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.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Brown \Brown\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Browned; p. pr. & vb. n.
Browning.]
1. To make brown or dusky.
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A trembling twilight o'er welkin moves,
Browns the dim void and darkens deep the groves.
--Barlow.
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2. To make brown by scorching slightly; as, to brown meat or
flour.
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3. To give a bright brown color to, as to gun barrels, by
forming a thin coat of oxide on their surface. --Ure.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Brown \Brown\, v. i.
To become brown.
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WordNet brown
adj : of a color similar to that of wood or earth [syn: brownish,
dark-brown]
n 1: an orange of low brightness and saturation [syn: brownness]
2: Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small
particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion
(1773-1858) [syn: Robert Brown]
3: abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful
raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858) [syn: {John
Brown}]
4: a university in Rhode Island [syn: Brown University]
v : fry in a pan until it changes color; "brown the meat in the
pan"

Moby Dictionary
Argos brown , Bordeaux , Cologne brown , Mexican red , Roman umber ,
Saint Benoit , Turkey umber , acorn , alesan , alizarin brown ,
anthracene brown , anthragallol , antique brown , antique gold ,
autumn leaf , bake , barbecue , baste , becloud , bedarken , bedim ,
begloom , beige , biscuit , bister , black , black out , blacken , blanch ,
block the light , blot out , boil , bone brown , bracken , braise , brew ,
broil , bronze , brown race , browning , brownish , brownish-yellow ,
brownness , brunet , bunny brown , burn , burnt almond , cafe noir ,
cast a shadow , chocolate , cinnamon , cloud , cloud over , cocoa ,
cocoa-brown , coconut , coddle , coffee , coffee-brown , cook , curry ,
darken , darken over , dead leaf , devil , dim , dim out , do ,
do to perfection , doeskin , drab , dun , dun-brown , dun-drab , eclipse ,
ecru , embrown , encloud , encompass with shadow , fawn , fawn-colored ,
fire , foliage brown , fox , fricassee , frizz , frizzle , fry , fuscous ,
gloom , grege , griddle , grill , hazel , heat , infuscate , infuscation ,
khaki , leather , lurid , maple sugar , mummy , murk , negro , nut-brown ,
obfuscate , obnubilate , obscure , obumbrate , occult , occultate ,
olive brown , olive-brown , olive-drab , oriole , otter brown ,
oven-bake , overcast , overcloud , overshadow , pan , pan-broil ,
parboil , partridge , philamot , poach , prepare , prepare food ,
raw sienna , raw umber , resorcin dark brown , roast , rust , saute ,
scallop , seal , seal-brown , sear , sepia , shade , shadow , shirr ,
simmer , snuff-colored , somber , sorrel , steam , stew , stir-fry ,
sunburn , suntan , tan , taupe , tawny , tenne , terra sienna ,
terra umbra , toast , toast-brown , topaz , umber , umber-colored ,
walnut , walnut-brown , yellowish-brown

Moby Dictionary 6950
Housing Units (2000): 2456
Land area (2000): 305.648958 sq. miles (791.627134 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.590768 sq. miles (4.120069 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 307.239726 sq. miles (795.747203 sq. km)
Located within: Illinois (IL) , FIPS 17
Location: 39.950254 N , 90.740237 W
Headwords:
Brown
Brown , IL
Brown County
Brown County , IL

Moby Dictionary 10724
Housing Units (2000): 4815
Land area (2000): 570.674427 sq. miles (1478.039918 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.521689 sq. miles (3.941157 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 572.196116 sq. miles (1481.981075 sq. km)
Located within: Kansas (KS) , FIPS 20
Location: 39.813050 N , 95.562704 W
Headwords:
Brown
Brown , KS
Brown County
Brown County , KS

Moby Dictionary 14957
Housing Units (2000): 7163
Land area (2000): 312.264196 sq. miles (808.760520 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 4.357889 sq. miles (11.286879 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 316.622085 sq. miles (820.047399 sq. km)
Located within: Indiana (IN) , FIPS 18
Location: 39.228538 N , 86.218138 W
Headwords:
Brown
Brown , IN
Brown County
Brown County , IN

Moby Dictionary 26911
Housing Units (2000): 11163
Land area (2000): 610.863843 sq. miles (1582.130022 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 7.740608 sq. miles (20.048081 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 618.604451 sq. miles (1602.178103 sq. km)
Located within: Minnesota (MN) , FIPS 27
Location: 44.255312 N , 94.696210 W
Headwords:
Brown
Brown , MN
Brown County
Brown County , MN

Moby Dictionary 3525
Housing Units (2000): 1916
Land area (2000): 1221.279443 sq. miles (3163.099102 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 3.796873 sq. miles (9.833856 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1225.076316 sq. miles (3172.932958 sq. km)
Located within: Nebraska (NE) , FIPS 31
Location: 42.534188 N , 99.871572 W
Headwords:
Brown
Brown , NE
Brown County
Brown County , NE

Moby Dictionary 42285
Housing Units (2000): 17193
Land area (2000): 491.758790 sq. miles (1273.649365 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 3.457361 sq. miles (8.954523 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 495.216151 sq. miles (1282.603888 sq. km)
Located within: Ohio (OH) , FIPS 39
Location: 38.926434 N , 83.872440 W
Headwords:
Brown
Brown , OH
Brown County
Brown County , OH

Moby Dictionary 37674
Housing Units (2000): 17889
Land area (2000): 943.852819 sq. miles (2444.567475 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 13.083689 sq. miles (33.886597 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 956.936508 sq. miles (2478.454072 sq. km)
Located within: Texas (TX) , FIPS 48
Location: 31.772058 N , 98.998706 W
Headwords:
Brown
Brown , TX
Brown County
Brown County , TX

Moby Dictionary 35460
Housing Units (2000): 15861
Land area (2000): 1713.069884 sq. miles (4436.830444 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 18.138538 sq. miles (46.978597 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1731.208422 sq. miles (4483.809041 sq. km)
Located within: South Dakota (SD) , FIPS 46
Location: 45.538665 N , 98.381992 W
Headwords:
Brown
Brown , SD
Brown County
Brown County , SD

Moby Dictionary 226778
Housing Units (2000): 90199
Land area (2000): 528.675390 sq. miles (1369.262916 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 86.749594 sq. miles (224.680408 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 615.424984 sq. miles (1593.943324 sq. km)
Located within: Wisconsin (WI) , FIPS 55
Location: 44.493492 N , 88.032769 W
Headwords:
Brown
Brown , WI
Brown County
Brown County , WI