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brown / broun/ • adj. of a color produced by mixing red, yellow, and black, as of dark wood or rich soil: an old brown coat. ∎ dark-skinned or suntanned: his face was brown from the sun. ∎ (of bread) made from a dark, unsifted, or unbleached flour. • n. brown color or pigment: the brown of his eyes. the print is rich with velvety browns. • v. make or become brown, typically by cooking: [tr.] a skillet in which food has been browned [intr.] bake the pizza until the cheese has browned. PHRASES: (as) brown as a berry (of a person) very suntanned.DERIVATIVES: brown·ish adj. brown·ness n. |
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"brown." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "brown." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-brown040.html "brown." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-brown040.html |
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brown OE. brūn = OS., OHG. brūn (Du. bruin, G. braun), ON. brūn :- Gmc. *brūnaz. Reinforced in ME. from (O)F. brun — Gmc. OE. brūn, ME. broun, ON. brúnn, OHG. brūn were applied to burnished or glistening surfaces; see BURNISH.
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T. F. HOAD. "brown." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "brown." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-brown.html T. F. HOAD. "brown." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-brown.html |
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brown brown study a state of mental abstraction or musing, an idle reverie.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "brown." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "brown." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-brown.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "brown." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-brown.html |
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•brown, Browne, clown, crown, down, downtown, drown, frown, gown, low-down, noun, renown, run-down, town, upside-down, uptown
•crackdown • clampdown • Ashdown
•markdown • letdown • meltdown
•breakdown, shakedown, takedown
•kick-down • thistledown • sit-down
•climbdown • countdown
•Southdown
•godown, hoedown, showdown, slowdown
•put-down • touchdown • tumbledown
•comedown
•rundown, sundown
•shutdown • eiderdown • nightgown
•pronoun • Jamestown • Freetown
•midtown • Bridgetown • Kingstown
•shanty town • Georgetown • Motown
•hometown • toytown • Newtown
•Charlottetown • Chinatown
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"brown." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "brown." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-brown.html "brown." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-brown.html |
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