King James Bible Dictionary

BROWN, adjective Dusky; of a dark or dusky color, inclining to redness; but the shades are various, as Spanish brown London brown clove brown tawny brown brown results from a mixture of red, black and yellow.

BROWN, verb transitive To make brown or dusky.

A trembling twilight o'er the welkin moves,

BROWNs the dim void, and darkens deep the groves.

BROWN'-BILL, noun [brown and bill.] A weapon formerly used by the English foot soldiers. The origin of the name is not stated; but from it brown musket is said to have derived its appellation.

BROWN'ISH, adjective Somewhat brown; inclined to brown.

BROWN'ISM, noun The doctrines or religious creed of the Brownists, who maintained that any body of professing Christians united under one pastor, or communing together, constitute a church independent of any other.

BROWN'IST, noun A follower of Robert Brown, a puritan, or dissenter from the Church of England, who left England with his congregation and settled at Middleburgh in Zealand. He was the head of a party of Independents in Church government.

BROWN'NESS, noun A brown color.

BROWN-SPAR, noun Pearl spar, or siderocalcite.

BROWN'-STUDY, noun [brown and study.] Gloomy study; dull thoughtfulness; meditation directed to no certain object.

BROWN'-WORT, noun [brown and wort.] A plant, prunella.

1. A species of Scrophularia, the vernalis, or yellow figwort, with brown stalks.

BROWN'Y, adjective Brown. [Not used.]