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Definition brown in American English

brown adjective

adjective
/braʊn/
1

something that is brown is the same color as wood or coffee

Example

He had lovely brown eyes.

Example

brown bread/rice/sugar

Example

The days were getting shorter and the leaves began to turn brown.

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2

with skin that is naturally brown or has been made brown by the sun

Example

His face was very brown.

Example

Brown skin tends to age less quickly.

Example

She came back from Italy brown as a berry.

3

very suntanned

Example

She returned from her holiday in Egypt as brown as a berry.

Definition brown in American English