Embrowned

//ɪmˈbɹaʊnd// adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of embrown form-of, literary, participle, past, poetic
Adjective
  1. 1
    Made brown; browned. literary, poetic

    "The sun-flakes by multitudes lie, / Shed loose as the petals of roses discrowned / On the floors of the forest engilt and embrowned / And reddened afar and anigh."

  2. 2
    Made dark or dusky (“having a rather dark shade of colour”); darkened. literary, poetic

    "Day was departing, and the embrowned air / Released the animals that are on earth / From their fatigues; […]"

Synonyms

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darkened

Example

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"The sun-flakes by multitudes lie, / Shed loose as the petals of roses discrowned / On the floors of the forest engilt and embrowned / And reddened afar and anigh."

Etymology

From embrown + -ed.

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