BROWN
verb
Definitions
- 1. To make brown or dusky. A trembling twilight o'er welkin moves,Browns the dim void and darkens deep the groves. Barlow.
- 2. To make brown by scorching slightly; as, to brown meat or flour.
- 3. To give a bright brown color to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coat of oxide on their surface. Ure.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
BROWN
(adjective)
Of a dark color, of various shades between black and red or yellow. Cheeks brown as the oak leaves. Longfellow. Brown Bess, the old regulation flintlo...
BROWN
(noun)
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.
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
