browned

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 brūn; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]

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brown′ish adj.

brown′ness n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

browned - (of skin) deeply suntanned brown brunet, brunette - marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty"

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