BROWN, a. 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, To make brown or dusky.
A trembling twilight o'er the welkin moves,
Browns the dim void, and darkens deep the groves.
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