noun — 6 senses
/ˈbɹaʊ.nɪŋ/
The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.
Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc.
Business, Construction, Manufacturing, Masonry A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
Jamaica A brown-skinned person.
/ˈbɹaʊnɪŋ/
Etymology From Old English Brūning, a patronymic for a person nicknamed Brūn (“brown”) (see Brown). For the first half-century of their manufacturer, the majority of semi-automatic handguns in Europe were designed by John M. Browning.
Fabrique Nationale FN Model 1910 Browning and its derivatives; a European handgun; a small, semi-automatic pistol.
Synonym of BAR (“Browning automatic rifle”), a light machine gun
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