browning
browning · brownings
The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etcThe act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.
/ˈbɹaʊ.nɪŋ/
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.
(countable, uncountable)Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc.
(countable, uncountable)A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
(Jamaica, countable)A brown-skinned person.
More definitions
- English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861)
- English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889)
- cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill
- United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
Forms
plural: browningsSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861):Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889):Robert Browning
- cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill:toasting
- United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926):John BrowningJohn M. BrowningJohn Moses Browning
Word family
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