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brown adj (browner, brownest) 1 having the colour of dark soil or wood, or any of various shades of this colour tending towards red or yellow. 2 said of bread, etc: made from wholemeal flour and therefore darker in colour than white bread. 3 having a dark skin or complexion. 4 having a skin tanned from being in the sun. noun 1 any of various dark earthy colours, like those of bark, tanned skin or coffee, etc. 2 brown paint, dye, pigment, material or clothes. verb (browned, browning) tr & intr to make or become brown by cooking, tanning in the sun, etc • Brown the meat in a little oil. brownish adj somewhat brown in colour. brownness noun. browny adj brownish.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon brun.