browning
Collocations
3VERB + BROWNING
started
BROWNING + NOUN
designer, firearms, poet
PREP.
in, on
Definitions
noun
The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.
Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc.
A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
A brown-skinned person.
One or two white gyal / Three or four lighties / Five or six darkies / Seven or eight brownings
name
A surname from Old English.
A person of that surname.
Robert Browning, a poet.
John Browning, a firearms designer.
A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage
A placename:
A placename:
noun
Fabrique Nationale FN Model 1910 Browning and its derivatives; a European handgun; a small, semi-automatic pistol.
Synonym of BAR (“Browning automatic rifle”), a light machine gun
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6One or two white gyal / Three or four lighties / Five or six darkies / Seven or eight brownings
WiktionaryRobert Browning, a poet.
WiktionaryJohn Browning, a firearms designer.
WiktionaryOn the other hand, is "poet" in "Browning the poet" an adjective?
Tatoeba · #8734148Ziri's ivy had some browning leaves.
Tatoeba · #10859595The medlars started browning and bletting on the tree.
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