browning Definition

brown
adj browner, brownest

1. Having the colour of dark soil or wood, or any of various shades of this colour tending towards red or yellow.
2. Said of bread, etc: made from wholemeal flour and therefore darker in colour than white bread.
3. Having a dark skin or complexion.
4. Having a skin tanned from being in the sun.

noun

1. Any of various dark earthy colours, like those of bark, tanned skin or coffee, etc.
2. Brown paint, dye, pigment, material or clothes.

verb

tr & intr
browned, browning
1. To make or become brown by cooking, tanning in the sun, etc.

Example: Brown the meat in a little oil
Thesaurus: toast, scorch, sauté, cook, fry.

Derivative: brownish
adj

Somewhat brown in colour.

Derivative: brownness
noun

Derivative: browny
adj

Brownish.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon brun.

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browning
noun

(chiefly Brit)
1. cookery.
A substance used to turn gravy a rich brown colour.