embrowned

UK /ɪmˈbɹaʊnd/ US /əmˈbɹaʊnd/

adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

released

VERB + EMBROWNED

departing

EMBROWNED + NOUN

afar

Definitions

adj

Made brown; browned.

The sun-flakes by multitudes lie, / Shed loose as the petals of roses discrowned / On the floors of the forest engilt and embrowned / And reddened afar and anigh.

Made dark or dusky (“having a rather dark shade of colour”); darkened.

Day was departing, and the embrowned air / Released the animals that are on earth / From their fatigues; […]

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Example Bank

The sun-flakes by multitudes lie, / Shed loose as the petals of roses discrowned / On the floors of the forest engilt and embrowned / And reddened afar and anigh.

Wiktionary

Day was departing, and the embrowned air / Released the animals that are on earth / From their fatigues; […]

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, embrowned is marked as literary, poetic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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