brown in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
brown in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
brown in Konkani कोंकणी
brown in Sindhi سنڌي
brown in Tamil தமிழ்
brown in Telugu తెలుగు
brown in English
- brown⇄adj. 1. having a color like that of toast, potato skins, walnut shells, or coffee.
Ex. Many people have brown hair.
2. dark-skinned; tanned.
Ex. a brown beauty.
3. of the color brown.
Ex. then to the spicy nut-brown ale (M - brown⇄brown, noun, adjective, verb.
- brown⇄expr. brown out, to dim or partially extinguish lights, especially in a city, to conserve power or fuel or to reduce danger of aerial attack.
Ex. During the power shortage, the government ordered the electric companies to brown out every night. - brown⇄expr. do brown, (Archaic.) to cheat; deceive.
- brown⇄expr. do up brown, (U.S. Informal.) to carry out to the last detail; do perfectly.
Ex. The party was done up brown. - brown⇄noun brownness.
- brown⇄noun 1. a color like that of toast, potato skins, walnut shells, or coffee; a dark or dusky color, inclining to red or yellow.
2. a pigment or dye having this color.
3. brown cloth or clothing.
4. (British Slang.) a copper penny or h - brown⇄v.t., v.i. to make or become brown.
Ex. Sunbathing browned us. The dahlias browned overnight in the first frost. The cook browned the onions in hot butter.