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browning

noun

Simple meaning

The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food.

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ˈbɹaʊnɪŋ

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Definition

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noun

  1. The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.

  2. Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc.

  3. English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889)

  4. English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861)

  5. masonry

    A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.

  6. Fabrique Nationale FN Model 1910 Browning and its derivatives; a European handgun; a small, semi-automatic pistol.

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