What does "brown" mean?
Brown: To make brown or dusky. A trembling twilight o'er welkin moves,Browns the dim void and darkens deep the groves. Barlow.
Additional senses
- 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.
- 4.To become brown.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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