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brown
noun
1 brown
2 Brown
Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858).
synonym: Robert Brown.
3 Brown
Abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859).
synonym: John Brown.
Dutch: bruin
4 Brown
verb
1 brown
Fry in a pan until it changes color.
2 brown
Make brown in color:
— The draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard.
synonym: embrown.
adjective
1 brown
Of a color similar to that of wood or earth.
synonyms: brownish, chocolate-brown, dark-brown.
Roget 433:
brown,
bay,
dapple,
auburn,
castaneous†,
chestnut,
nut-brown,
cinnamon,
russet,
tawny,
fuscous†,
chocolate,
maroon,
foxy,
tan,
brunette,
whitey brown†;
fawn-colored,
snuff-colored,
liver-colored;
brown as a berry,
brown as mahogany,
brown as the oak leaves;
khaki.
sun-burnt;
tanned
etc.
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Polish: brązowy
2 brown
of skin Deeply suntanned.
synonym: browned.
Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.
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