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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Brown \Brown\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Browned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Browning}.]
1. To make brown or dusky.
A trembling twilight o'er welkin moves, Browns the dim void and darkens deep the groves. --Barlow.
2. To make brown by scorching slightly; as, to brown meat or flour.
3. To give a bright brown color to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coat of oxide on their surface. --Ure.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Browning \Brown"ing\, noun
1. The act or operation of giving a brown color, as to gun barrels, etc.
2. (Masonry) A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Browning
noun
1: United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926) [syn: {John M. Browning}, {John Moses Browning}]
2: English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889) [syn: {Robert Browning}]
3: English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861) [syn: {Elizabeth Barrett Browning}]
4: cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill; "proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of bread" [syn: {toasting}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Browning, IL (village, FIPS 8953) Location: 40.12806 N, 90.37281 W Population (1990): 193 (90 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Browning, KY Zip code(s): 42274 Browning, MO (city, FIPS 8884) Location: 40.03491 N, 93.16024 W Population (1990): 331 (191 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64630 Browning, MT (town, FIPS 10375) Location: 48.55671 N, 113.01366 W Population (1990): 1170 (421 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Browning, MT -- U.S. town in Montana Population (2000): 1065 Housing Units (2000): 409 Land area (2000): 0.272297 sq. miles (0.705246 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.272297 sq. miles (0.705246 sq. km) FIPS code: 10375 Located within: Montana (MT), FIPS 30 Location: 48.556917 N, 113.014571 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Browning, MT Browning
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Browning, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 130 Housing Units (2000): 63 Land area (2000): 0.310239 sq. miles (0.803515 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.310239 sq. miles (0.803515 sq. km) FIPS code: 08953 Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17 Location: 40.129321 N, 90.372441 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Browning, IL Browning
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Browning, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri Population (2000): 317 Housing Units (2000): 177 Land area (2000): 0.524400 sq. miles (1.358189 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.524400 sq. miles (1.358189 sq. km) FIPS code: 08884 Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 40.034934 N, 93.160443 W ZIP Codes (1990): 64630 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Browning, MO Browning
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