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brown
1[ broun ]
noun
- a dark tertiary color with a yellowish or reddish hue.
- Offensive. a person whose skin has a light- or dark-brown pigmentation.
adjective
- of the color brown.
- (of animals) having skin, fur, hair, or feathers of that color.
- sunburned or tanned.
- Often Offensive. (of human beings) having the skin naturally pigmented a brown color.
verb (used with or without object)
- to make or become brown.
- to fry, saut茅, or scorch slightly in cooking:
to brown onions before adding them to the stew. The potatoes browned in the pan.
verb phrase
- to subject to a brownout:
The power failure browned out the southern half of the state.
Brown
2[ broun ]
noun
- Charles Brock路den [chahrlz, , brok, -d, uh, n], 1771鈥1810, U.S. writer and intellectual, known as 鈥渢he Father of the American novel.鈥
- Clifford Brownie, 1930鈥56, U.S. jazz trumpeter and composer.
- Herbert Charles, 1912鈥2004, U.S. chemist, born in England: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1979.
- Jerry Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr., born 1938, U.S. politician: governor of California 1975鈥83 and 2011鈥19.
- Jim James Nathaniel Brown, 1936鈥2023, U.S. football player and actor: Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971.
- John Osawatomie Brown, 1800鈥59, U.S. abolitionist: leader of the attack at Harpers Ferry, where he was captured, tried for treason, and hanged.
- Margaret Wise, 1910鈥52, U.S. author noted for early-childhood books, including Goodnight Moon.
- Olympia, 1835鈥1926, U.S. women's-rights activist and Universalist minister: first American woman ordained by a major church.
- Robert, 1773鈥1858, Scottish botanist noted for his pioneering work in paleobotany and palynology.
brown
1/ 产谤补蕣苍 /
noun
- any of various colours, such as those of wood or earth, produced by low intensity light in the wavelength range 620鈥585 nanometres
- a dye or pigment producing these colours
- brown cloth or clothing
dressed in brown
- any of numerous mostly reddish-brown butterflies of the genera Maniola, Lasiommata , etc, such as M. jurtina ( meadow brown ): family Satyridae
adjective
- of the colour brown
- (of bread) made from a flour that has not been bleached or bolted, such as wheatmeal or wholemeal flour
- deeply tanned or sunburnt
verb
- to make (esp food as a result of cooking) brown or (esp of food) to become brown
Brown
2/ 产谤补蕣苍 /
noun
- BrownSir Arthur Whitten18861948MBritishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: aviator Sir Arthur Whitten (藞飞瑟迟 蓹n). 1886鈥1948, British aviator who with J.W. Alcock made the first flight across the Atlantic (1919)
- BrownFord Madox18211893MBritishARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Ford Madox . 1821鈥93, British painter, associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His paintings include The Last of England (1865) and Work (1865)
- BrownGeorge (Alfred)19141985MBritishPOLITICS: statesman George ( Alfred ), Lord George-Brown. 1914鈥85, British Labour politician; vice-chairman and deputy leader of the Labour party (1960鈥70); foreign secretary 1966鈥68
- BrownGeorge Mackay19211996MScottishWRITING: poetWRITING: novelistWRITING: short-story writer George Mackay . 1921鈥96, Scottish poet, novelist, and short-story writer. His works, which include the novels Greenvoe (1972) and Magnus (1973), reflect the history and culture of Orkney
- BrownJames) Gordon1951MBritishPOLITICS: statesman ( James ) Gordon . born 1951, British Labour politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer (1997鈥2007); prime minister (2007鈥10)
- BrownHerbert Charles19122004MUSSCIENCE: chemist Herbert Charles . 1912鈥2004, US chemist, who worked on the compounds of boron. Nobel prize for chemistry 1979
- BrownJames19332006MUSMUSIC: soul singerMUSIC: songwriter James . 1933鈥2006, US soul singer and songwriter, noted for his dynamic stage performances and for his commitment to Black rights
- BrownJohn18001859MUSPOLITICS: abolitionist leader John . 1800鈥59, US abolitionist leader, hanged after leading an unsuccessful rebellion of slaves at Harper's Ferry, Virginia
- BrownLancelot17161783MBritishTECHNOLOGY: gardener Lancelot , called Capability Brown . 1716鈥83, British landscape gardener
- BrownMichael (Stuart)1941MUSMEDICINE: physician Michael ( Stuart ). born 1941, US physician: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1985) for work on cholesterol
- BrownRobert17731858MScottishSCIENCE: botanist Robert . 1773鈥1858, Scottish botanist who was the first to observe the Brownian movement in fluids
Sensitive Note
Derived Forms
- 藞产谤辞飞苍颈蝉丑, adjective
- 藞产谤辞飞苍苍别蝉蝉, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 产谤辞飞苍顎僫蝉丑 产谤辞飞苍顎儁 adjective
- 产谤辞飞苍顎僴别蝉蝉 noun
- 辞顎卾别谤路产谤辞飞苍顎 verb
- 耻苍路产谤辞飞苍别诲顎 adjective
- 飞别濒濒顎-产谤辞飞苍别诲顎 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of brown1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of brown1
Idioms and Phrases
- browned off, Slang. angry; fed up.
- do it up brown, Informal. to do thoroughly:
When they entertain, they really do it up brown.
More idioms and phrases containing brown
- do up (brown)
Example Sentences
Maybe they get browned in butter, topped with sour cream and dutifully served next to a kielbasa.
Anti-war protesters, orphaned children of American soldiers brought to the States as part of America鈥檚 withdrawal, and Black, brown and Asian veterans are all represented.
So if you were hoping for a brown sugar coating or a sugary marinade here, you'll be disappointed.
The black hairstreak is endangered, the brown hairstreak and white-letter hairstreak are both vulnerable, and green hairstreak and purple hairstreak have also declined in abundance and distribution since the 1970s.
He stands at 6ft2in, has a stocky build and grey hair and was last seen wearing a long black trench coat, grey trousers and waistcoat, blue shirt, brown shoes and a red and white tie.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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