brown (broun)
n.
Any of a group of colors between red and yellow in hue that are medium to low in lightness and low to moderate in saturation.

adj., brown·er, brown·est.

1. Of the color brown.
2. 1. Having a brownish or dark skin color.
   2. Often Offensive. Of or being a person of nonwhite origin.
3. Deeply suntanned.

tr. & intr.v., browned, brown·ing, browns.

1. To make or become brown.
2. To cook until brown.

phrasal verb:

brown off Chiefly British Slang.

1. To make angry or irritated.

[Middle English, from Old English brūn.]

brownish brown'ish adj.
brownness brown'ness n.

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