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charles brockden
[brok-duh n] /ˈbrɒk dən/ (show ipa), 1771–1810, u.s. novelist.
clifford (“brownie”) 1930–56, u.s. jazz trumpeter.
edmund gerald, jr (“jerry”) born 1938, u.s. politician: governor of california 1975–83.
herbert charles, 1912–2004, u.s. chemist, born in england: n-bel prize 1979.
james nathaniel (“jimmy”) born 1936, u.s. football player and actor.
john (“old brown of osawatomie”) 1800–59, u.s. abolitionist: leader of the attack at harpers ferry, where he was captured, tried for treason, and hanged.
margaret wise, 1910–52, u.s. author noted for early-childhood books.
olympia, 1835–1926, u.s. women’s-rights activist and universalist minister: first american woman ordained by a major church.
robert, 1773–1858, scottish botanist.
historical examples

it contained twelve papers and also the life of charles brockden brown already mentioned (p. 65).
william hickling prescott harry thurston peck

it is small wonder that charles brockden brown was the foremost member of the club.
literary new york charles hemstreet

charles brockden brown died, the victim of a lingering consumption, in 1810, at the age of thirty-nine.
washington irving charles dudley warner

charles brockden brown rivals maturin in his terrible use of insanity for supernatural effect.
the supernatural in modern english fiction dorothy scarborough

good examples of this cl-ss of unused books are the works of charles brockden brown.
library bookbinding arthur low bailey

noun
any of various colours, such as those of wood or earth, produced by low intensity light in the wavelength range 620–585 nanometres
a dye or pigment producing these colours
brown cloth or clothing: dressed in brown
any of numerous mostly reddish-brown b-tterflies of the genera maniola, lasiommata, etc, such as m. jurtina (meadow brown): family satyridae
adjective
of the colour brown
(of bread) made from a flour that has not been bleached or bolted, such as wheatmeal or wholemeal flour
deeply tanned or sunburnt
verb
to make (esp food as a result of cooking) brown or (esp of food) to become brown
noun
sir arthur whitten (ˈwɪtən). 1886–1948, british aviator who with j.w. alc-ck made the first flight across the atlantic (1919)
ford madox. 1821–93, british painter, -ssociated with the pre-raphaelite brotherhood. his paintings include the last of england (1865) and work (1865)
george (alfred), lord george-brown. 1914–85, british labour politician; vice-chairman and deputy leader of the labour party (1960–70); foreign secretary 1966–68
george mackay. 1921–96, scottish poet, novelist, and short-story writer. his works, which include the novels greenvoe (1972) and magnus (1973), reflect the history and culture of orkney
(james) gordon. born 1951, british labour politician; chancellor of the exchequer (1997–2007); prime minister (2007–10)
herbert charles. 1912–2004, us chemist, who worked on the compounds of boron. n-bel prize for chemistry 1979
james. 1933–2006, us soul singer and songwriter, noted for his dynamic stage performances and for his commitment to black rights
john. 1800–59, us abolitionist leader, hanged after leading an unsuccessful rebellion of slaves at harper’s ferry, virginia
lancelot, called capability brown. 1716–83, british landscape gardener
michael (stuart). born 1941, us physician: shared the n-bel prize for physiology or medicine (1985) for work on cholesterol
robert. 1773–1858, scottish botanist who was the first to observe the brownian movement in fluids
adj.

old english brun “dark, dusky,” developing a definite color sense only 13c., from proto-germanic -brunaz (cf. old norse brunn, danish brun, old frisian and old high german brun, dutch bruin, german braun), from pie -bher- (3) “shining, brown” (cf. lithuanian beras “brown”), related to -bheros “dark animal” (cf. beaver, bear (n.), and greek phrynos “toad,” literally “the brown animal”).

the old english word also had a sense of “brightness, shining,” preserved only in burnish. the germanic word was adopted into romanic (e.g. middle latin brunus, italian and spanish bruno, french brun). brown bess, slang name for old british army flintlock musket, first recorded 1785.
v.

c.1300, “to become brown,” from brown (adj.). from 1560s as “to make brown.” related: browned; browning.
n.

“brown color,” c.1600, from brown (adj.).

brown (broun), michael. born 1941.

american geneticist. he shared a 1985 n-bel prize for discoveries related to cholesterol metabolism.

adjective

opposed to environmental preservation and restoration •the opposite of green: the chairman of the council of economic advisers is judged brown, rather than green, on the issue of timetables for climate control (1990s+)

verb

also brown-hole to do -n-l intercourse; b-gg-r, bunghole (1930s+)

brown bagger
brown nose
brown study, in a