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Definition: Meaning of, brown in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / braʊn /

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brown browner brownest
  1. having the colour of earth, wood, or coffee
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  2. having skin that has been turned brown by the sun
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brown browns
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  1. the colour of earth, wood, or coffee
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brown browned browned
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browning browns
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  1. to heat food so that it turns brown, or to become brown by being heated
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  2. to become brown because of the sun's heat, or to make something brown in this way
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  3. browned off BrE informal annoyed or bored [=  fed up]
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Brown


Definition: Meaning of, Brown in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / braʊn /

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  1. 1773-1858 scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion
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    Robert Brown
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  2. a university in Rhode Island
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    Brown University
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  3. 1800-1859 abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia
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    John Brown
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  4. born in 1951 british statesman, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1997-2007 and Labour Prime Minister 2007-2010
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    Gordon Brown, James Gordon Brown
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Brown used in phrases

  • Alaskan brown bear (noun)
    1. brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia
  • Alcock and Brown
    1. two British pilots, Sir John William Alcock (1892-1919) and Sir Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948), who, in 1919, were the first people to fly an aircraft across the Atlantic without stopping
  • Boston brown bread (noun)
    1. dark steamed bread made of cornmeal wheat and flour with molasses and soda and milk or water
  • Brown Swiss (noun)
    1. large hardy brown breed of dairy cattle from Switzerland
  • Brown University
    1. an old and respected US university, established in 1764, in Providence, Rhode Island
  • Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
    1. a US legal case which resulted in a famous decision by the US Supreme Court in 1954. It was decided that black students should be allowed to attend the same schools and universities as white students, and this officially ended SEGREGATION in the US education system. Following this, some children were taken by bus to different schools in order to mix blacks and whites
  • Brown, Capability
    1. (1716-83) a British garden designer, who planned many large and famous gardens in castles and large country houses in England
  • Brown, Charlie
    1. a character from the US CARTOON STRIP called PEANUTS by Charles Schultz. Charlie Brown is a nice boy who is not very confident and is often unlucky. He has a pet dog called Snoopy.
  • Brown, James
    1. (1928- ) a US popular musician, singer, and songwriter. Many people consider him one of the greatest SOUL singers ever. He is sometimes called 'the Godfather of Soul'.
  • Brown, John
    1. (1800-59) a US ABOLITIONIST (= someone who worked to end slavery) who tried to use violence to end slavery. With followers, he took over a government weapons establishment at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. He was caught and hanged for TREASON, During the AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, a song called John Brown's Body became popular in the North. The song is still well known and contains the words John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave,/But his soul goes marching on.
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