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Brown·ing 
[brou-ning] Pronunciation Key
[brou-ning] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Elizabeth Bar·rett
[bar-it] Pronunciation Key, 1806–61, English poet. |
| 2. | John Moses, 1885–1926, U.S. designer of firearms. |
| 3. | Robert, 1812–89, English poet (husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning). |
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| brown
(broun) Pronunciation Key
n. Any of a group of colors between red and yellow in hue that are medium to low in lightness and low to moderate in saturation. adj. brown·er, brown·est
tr. & intr.v. browned, brown·ing, browns
Phrasal Verb(s): brown off Chiefly British Slang To make angry or irritated. [Middle English, from Old English brūn; see bher-2 in Indo-European roots.] brown'ish adj., brown'ness n. |
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| Brown·ing
(brou'nĭng) Pronunciation Key
British poet. Overcoming ill health and the jealous objections of her tyrannical father, she eloped to Italy with Robert Browning and married him in 1846. Her greatest work, Sonnets from the Portuguese (1850), is a sequence of love poems written to her husband. |
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| Browning, John Moses 1855-1926.
American firearms inventor whose designs include repeating rifles, automatic pistols, and a machine gun dubbed "the Peacemaker" that was used in the Spanish-American War and adapted for aerial warfare in World War I. |
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| Browning, Robert 1812-1889.
British poet best known for dramatic monologues such as "My Last Duchess," "Fra Lippo Lippi," and "The Bishop Orders His Tomb." His work, including his masterpiece, The Ring and the Book (1868-1869), explored new ways of using diction and poetic rhythm. |
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Browning
Browning
one of a range of U.S.-made weapons, 1905, named for inventor, John M. Browning (1855-1926) of Utah.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| browning | |
noun | |
| 1. | United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926) |
| 2. | English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889) |
| 3. | English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861) |
| 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] |
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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, 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, 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)
North Browning, MT (CDP, FIPS 54510) Location: 48.57023 N, 113.00849 W
Population (1990): 1630 (485 housing units)
Area: 8.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
South Browning, MT (CDP, FIPS 69680) Location: 48.54620 N, 113.01345 W
Population (1990): 1748 (493 housing units)
Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
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Browning
Brown"ing\, n. 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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