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  1. noun Any of a group of colors between red and yellow in hue that are medium to low in lightness and low to moderate in saturation.
  2. adjective Of the color brown.
  3. adjective Having a brownish or dark skin color.
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  • The color of Cappagh brown is Irish dirt, Misty whispered.
  • I've had McBreakfast in Australia and it is composed of burger like 'McMuffins' with a patty or bacon and an egg if desired, usually this is accompanied with a hash brown which is pretty much one of the most delicious food items you can find on earth. —  One Big Construction Site (A Dubai Blog)
  • I just tip the jar of instant coffee over my mug till I get juuuust the right shade of brown, which is quite dark. —  Kottu
  • The crust should be pale to mid-brown, the centre should be soft and oozing. —  The Guardian World News
  • It is dark reddish-brown, and should have enough body to support the weight of a teaspoon of sugar for about 2 seconds before it sinks into the drink. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English, from Old English brūn; see bher-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English brown, broun, brun, from Anglo-Saxon brūn = OFries. brūn = Dutch bruin (later English bruin, q. v.) = Middle Low German brūn = Old High German Middle High German brūn (later Middle Latin brunus, later F. Provencal brun = Spanish Portuguese Italian bruno, brown, later F. brunir, etc., burnish, later English burnish, q. v.), German braun = Icelandic brūnn = Swedish brun = Danish brun = Lithuanian brunas, brown, = Greek *φρῦνος, brown, in φρῦνος, φρὐνη, a toad (cf. Latin rubela, a toad, from ruber, red, reddish); with formative -n, from √ *bru = Sanskrit *bhru, redupl. in Sanskrit babhru, reddish-brown, as subst. a beaver (see beaver); cf. Latin furvus, dusky, black.
  2. from Middle English brounen, from Anglo-Saxon brūnian, become brown (= Old High German brūnen, Middle High German briunen, make brown), from brūn, brown: see brown, adjective
 

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