Dictionary entry

Brown (3)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Brown, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Browned (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Browning.] 1. To make brown or dusky.

A trembling twilight o'er welkin moves,

Browns the dim void and darkens deep the groves.

Barlow.

2. To make brown by scorching slightly; as, to brown meat or flour.

3. To give a bright brown color to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coat of oxide on their surface. Ure.