browning

UK /ˈbɹaʊ.nɪŋ/ US /ˈbɹaʊ.nɪŋ/
noun 6name 5

Definitions

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

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

4

A brown-skinned person.

One or two white gyal / Three or four lighties / Five or six darkies / Seven or eight brownings

name

1

A surname from Old English.

2

A person of that surname.

Robert Browning, a poet.

John Browning, a firearms designer.

3

A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage

4

A placename:

5

A placename:

noun

1

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

2

Synonym of BAR (“Browning automatic rifle”), a light machine gun

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