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.[Middle English, from Old English br?n; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]brown?ish adj.brown?ness n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.brown (bra?n) n1. (Colours) any of various colours, such as those of wood or earth, produced by low intensity light in the wavelength range 620?585 nanometres2. (Dyeing) a dye or pigment producing these colours3. (Textiles) brown cloth or clothing: dressed in brown. 4. (Animals) any of numerous mostly reddish-brown butterflies of the genera Maniola, Lasiommata, etc, such as M. jurtina (meadow brown): family Satyridaeadj5. (Colours) of the colour brown6. (Cookery) (of bread) made from a flour that has not been bleached or bolted, such as wheatmeal or wholemeal flour7. deeply tanned or sunburntvbto make (esp food as a result of cooking) brown or (esp of food) to become brown[Old English br?n; related to Old Norse br?nn, Old High German br?n, Greek phrunos toad, Sanskrit babhru reddish-brown] ?brownish, ?browny adj ?brownness nBrown (bra?n) n1. (Biography) Sir Arthur Whitten (?w?t?n). 1886?1948, British aviator who with J.W. Alcock made the first flight across the Atlantic (1919)2. (Biography) Ford Madox. 1821?93, British painter, associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His paintings include The Last of England (1865) and Work (1865)3. (Biography) George (Alfred), Lord George-Brown. 1914?85, British Labour politician; vice-chairman and deputy leader of the Labour party (1960?70); foreign secretary 1966?684. (Biography) George Mackay. 1921?96, Scottish poet, novelist, and short-story writer. His works, which include the novels Greenvoe (1972) and Magnus (1973), reflect the history and culture of Orkney5. (Biography) (James) Gordon. born 1951, British Labour politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer (1997?2007); prime minister (2007?10)6. (Biography) Herbert Charles. 1912?2004, US chemist, who worked on the compounds of boron. Nobel prize for chemistry 19797. (Biography) James. 1933?2006, US soul singer and songwriter, noted for his dynamic stage performances and for his commitment to Black rights8. (Biography) John. 1800?59, US abolitionist leader, hanged after leading an unsuccessful rebellion of slaves at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia9. (Biography) Lancelot, called Capability Brown. 1716?83, British landscape gardener10. (Biography) Michael (Stuart). born 1941, US physician: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1985) for work on cholesterol11. (Biography) Robert. 1773?1858, Scottish botanist who was the first to observe the Brownian movement in fluidsCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014brown (bra?n) n. 1. a dark tertiary color with a yellowish or reddish hue. 2. a person whose skin has a dusky or light brown pigmentation. adj. 3. of the color brown. 4. having skin of this color. 5. sunburned or tanned. v.t., v.i. 6. to make or become brown. 7. to fry, sauté, roast, etc., to a brown color. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English br?n] brown?ish, brown?y, adj. brown?ness, n. Brown (bra?n) n. 1. John ( ?Old Brown of Osawatomie? ), 1800?59, U.S. abolitionist: leader of the attack at Harpers Ferry. 2. Olympia, 1835?1926, U.S. women’s-rights activist and Universalist minister. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.