brown brown /ˈbraʊn/

adjective

1. () Of a color similar to that of wood or earth  ( chocolate-brown , browny , brownish , brown , dark-brown )
   of a color similar to that of wood or earth
     She wore a cozy brown sweater on a chilly day.
   She wore a cozy brown sweater on a chilly day.
   
2. (of skin) deeply suntanned  ( brown , browned )
   (of skin) deeply suntanned
   

noun

1. () An orange of low brightness and saturation  ( brownness , brown )
   an orange of low brightness and saturation
    The artist mixed brown paint to create a natural-looking tree trunk
   The artist mixed brown paint to create a natural-looking tree trunk
   

verb

1. () (cooking) fry in a pan until it changes color  ( brown )
   (cooking) fry in a pan until it changes color
    Brown the meat in the pan
   brown the meat in the pan
   
2. Make brown in color  ( brown , embrown )
   make brown in color
    The draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard
   the draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard
   

 Brown

noun

1. A university in Rhode Island  ( Brown , Brown University )
   a university in Rhode Island
   
   
2. Abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859)  ( Brown , John Brown )
   abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859)
   
   
3. Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)  ( Brown , Robert Brown , Michael Stuart Brown )
   Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)