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1brown

adjective \ˈbrau̇n\

: having a color like coffee or chocolate

: having dark or tanned skin

Full Definition of BROWN

:  of the color brown; especially :  of dark or tanned complexion
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Origin of BROWN

Middle English broun, from Old English brūn; akin to Old High German brūn brown, Greek phrynē toad
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Color Terms

argentine, cerise, cerulean, cyan, ocher, perse, puce, taupe, vermilion

Rhymes with BROWN

clown, crown, down, drown, frown, gown, lown, noun, town

2brown

noun

: a color like the color of coffee or chocolate

Full Definition of BROWN

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
— brown·ish \ˈbrau̇-nish\ adjective
— browny \-nē\ adjective
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First Known Use of BROWN

13th century

Other Color Terms

argentine, cerise, cerulean, cyan, ocher, perse, puce, taupe, vermilion

3brown

verb

: to make (something) brown or to become brown especially by cooking or heating

Full Definition of BROWN

intransitive verb
:  to become brown
transitive verb
:  to make brown
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First Known Use of BROWN

14th century

Other Color Terms

argentine, cerise, cerulean, cyan, ocher, perse, puce, taupe, vermilion

Brown

biographical name \ˈbrau̇n\

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Charles Brockden 1771–1810 Am. nov.

Brown

biographical name

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Ford Mad*ox \ˈma-dəks\ 1821–1893 Eng. painter

Brown

biographical name

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George 1818–1880 Canad. (Scot.-born) journalist & polit.

Brown

biographical name

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(James) Gordon 1951–     British prime min. (2007–10)

Brown

biographical name

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John 1800–1859 Old Brown of Osa*wat*o*mie \ˌō-sə-ˈwä-tə-mē\ Am. abolitionist

Brown

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Michael Stuart 1941–     Am. biochemist
BROWN Defined for Kids

1brown

adjective \ˈbrau̇n\

Definition of BROWN for Kids

1
:  of the color of coffee :  colored brown
2
:  having a dark or tanned complexion

2brown

noun

Definition of BROWN for Kids

:  a color like that of coffee or chocolate
— brown·ish \ˈbrau̇-nish\ adjective

3brown

verb
brownedbrown·ing

Definition of BROWN for Kids

:  to make or become brown <Her skin was browned by the sun.>

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262 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. brown
  2. brown alga
  3. brown ash
  4. brown bagging
  5. brown-banded cockroach
  6. brown-banded snake
  7. brown bark spot
  8. brown bast
  9. brown bat
  10. brown bay
  11. brown bear
  12. brown bee
  13. brown beech
  14. brown bells
  15. brown bent
  16. brown-berried cedar
  17. brown berry
  18. brown Bess
  19. brown Beth
  20. brown Betty
  21. brown blight
  22. brown blotch
  23. brown body
  24. brown bread
  25. brown brush
  26. brown bullhead
  27. brown butter
  28. brown canker
  29. brown catechu
  30. brown citrus aphid
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