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browning en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbɹaʊ.nɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
  4. (Jamaica, countable) A brown-skinned person.
    • One or two white gyal / Three or four lighties / Five or six darkies / Seven or eight brownings 2017, “Peng Ting”, performed by Mackareo:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
brownings Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

blackening · bluing

Deriveds

antibrowning · Maillard browning · browning shot · mahogany browning

Relateds

tanning · embrowning · brownification · golden brown

browning en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈbɹaʊ.nɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of brown
    form of brown