brown - Definition from the COLOURS topic - COLOURS AND SOUNDS

Topic: COLOURS

Language:	Old English
Origin:	brun

brown
1 adjective

brown1 S2 W2 See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages

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1CC having the colour of earth, wood, or coffee:

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dark brown hair

2 having skin that has been turned brown by the sun:

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He'd been on vacation and looked very brown.

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He was as brown as a berry after two weeks in the sun.

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