Browning
//ˈbɹaʊ.nɪŋ// name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc. countable, uncountable
- 2 Fabrique Nationale FN Model 1910 Browning and its derivatives; a European handgun; a small, semi-automatic pistol.
- 3 cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill wordnet
- 4 Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc. countable, uncountable
- 5 Synonym of BAR (“Browning automatic rifle”), a light machine gun
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- 6 A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster. countable, uncountable
- 7 A brown-skinned person. Jamaica, countable
"One or two white gyal / Three or four lighties / Five or six darkies / Seven or eight brownings"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of brown form-of, gerund, participle, present
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Old English. countable, uncountable
- 2 A person of that surname.; Robert Browning, a poet. countable, uncountable
- 3 A person of that surname.; John Browning, a firearms designer. countable, uncountable
- 4 A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage countable, uncountable
- 5 A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Schuyler County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
- 7 A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Linn County and Sullivan County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
- 8 A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Glacier County, Montana. countable, uncountable
- 9 A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas. countable, uncountable
- 10 A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
- 11 A placename; A place in Canada:; A rural municipality, Rural Municipality of Browning No. 34, in Saskatchewan. countable, uncountable
- 12 A placename; A place in Canada:; A community within the municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, named after Robert Browning. countable, uncountable
- 13 A placename; An asteroid in the Asteroid Belt of the Solar System countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"On the other hand, is "poet" in "Browning the poet" an adjective?"
Etymology
From Old English Brūning, a patronymic for a person nicknamed Brūn (“brown”) (see Brown). For the first half-century of their manufacturer, the majority of semi-automatic handguns in Europe were designed by John M. Browning.
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