Brownness

Brown  (broun), Charles Brockden 1771-1810.

American writer and editor who is considered America's first professional novelist. Brown is best known for his Gothic romances, such as Wieland (1798), Ormund (1799), and Jane Talbot (1801).

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Brown, Clifford Known as "Brownie." 1930-1956.

American jazz trumpeter whose work, especially as a member of the quintet he formed with Max Roach (1954-1956), influenced jazz improvisation and bop styles.

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Brown, Herbert Charles 1912-2004.

British-born American chemist. He shared a 1979 Nobel Prize for discoveries in the chemistry of boron and phosphorus.

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Brown, James 1933-2006.

American singer. First popular in the 1950s with hits like "Please, Please, Please," he is often called the "Godfather of Soul."

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Brown, James Nathaniel Known as "Jim." Born 1936.

American football player. A running back with the Cleveland Browns (1957-1971), he led the National Football League in rushing for eight of his nine seasons and is listed as one of the NFL all-time rushing leaders.

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Brown, John 1800-1859.

American abolitionist. In 1859 Brown and 21 followers captured the U.S. arsenal at Harper's Ferry as part of an effort to liberate Southern slaves. His group was defeated, and Brown was hanged after a trial in which he won sympathy as an abolitionist martyr.

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Brown, Margaret Wise 1910-1952.

American author of children's picture books, including the Noisy Book series (1939) and Goodnight Moon (1947).

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Brown, Olympia 1835-1926.

American Universalist minister and suffragist who was the first woman in the United States to be ordained in the ministry of an established denomination (1863).

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Brown, Robert 1773-1858.

British botanist who made an extensive collection of plants during a voyage to Australia. His observation of the irregular movement of pollen grains suspended in water led to the concept known as Brownian motion.

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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.

a. Having a brownish or dark skin color.

b. 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

To make angry or irritated.

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[Middle English, from Old English brn; see bher-² in Indo-European roots.]

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brownish adj.

brownness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

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brownness - an orange of low brightness and saturation brown chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour - a color that has hue Vandyke brown - a moderate brown color chestnut - the brown color of chestnuts deep brown, umber, burnt umber, chocolate, coffee - a medium brown to dark-brown color hazel - a shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish; it is a greenish shade of brown when used to describe the color of someone's eyes light brown - a brown that is light but unsaturated mocha - a dark brown color burnt sienna, reddish brown, sepia, Venetian red, mahogany - a shade of brown with a tinge of red caramel brown, raw sienna, yellowish brown, caramel, buff - a medium to dark tan color puce - a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red olive brown - a shade of brown tinged with green taupe - a greyish brown