brown

brown
[[t]bra͟ʊn[/t]]
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browner, brownest, browns, browning, browned
1) COLOUR Something that is brown is the colour of earth or of wood.

...her deep brown eyes...

The stairs are decorated in golds and earthy browns.

2) ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ You can describe a white-skinned person as brown when they have been sitting in the sun until their skin has become darker than usual.

I don't want to be really really brown, just have a nice light golden colour.

Syn:
tanned
3) VERB If someone browns in the sun they become brown in colour.

Her skin was of the fortunate kind that could brown in the sun without burning...

[V n] There were many gorgeous females busy browning themselves.

4) ADJ: usu ADJ n A brown person is someone who belongs to a race of people who have brown-coloured skins.

...a slim brown man with a speckled turban.

5) ADJ-UNGRADED: usu ADJ n Brown is used to describe grains that have not had their outer layers removed, and foods made from these grains.

...brown bread.

...spicy tomato sauce served over a bed of brown rice.

Ant:
6) V-ERG When food browns or when you brown food, you cook it, usually for a short time on a high flame.

Cook for ten minutes until the sugar browns...

[V n] He browned the chicken in a frying pan.


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