Browning

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brown \Brown\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Browned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Browning}.]
     1. To make brown or dusky.
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              A trembling twilight o'er welkin moves,


              Browns the dim void and darkens deep the groves.
                                                    --Barlow.
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     2. To make brown by scorching slightly; as, to brown meat or
        flour.
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     3. To give a bright brown color to, as to gun barrels, by
        forming a thin coat of oxide on their surface. --Ure.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Browning \Brown"ing\, n.
     1. The act or operation of giving a brown color, as to gun
        barrels, etc.
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     2. (Masonry) A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the
        second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of
        plaster.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Browning
       n 1: United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic
            pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called
            the Peacemaker) (1855-1926) [syn: {John M. Browning}, {John
            Moses Browning}]
       2: English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted
          for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889) [syn: {Robert
          Browning}]
       3: English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to her
          husband Robert Browning (1806-1861) [syn: {Elizabeth
          Barrett Browning}]
       4: cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill;
          "proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of
          bread" [syn: {toasting}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Browning, IL (village, FIPS 8953)
    Location: 40.12806 N, 90.37281 W
    Population (1990): 193 (90 housing units)
    Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Browning, KY
    Zip code(s): 42274
  Browning, MO (city, FIPS 8884)
    Location: 40.03491 N, 93.16024 W
    Population (1990): 331 (191 housing units)
    Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 64630
  Browning, MT (town, FIPS 10375)
    Location: 48.55671 N, 113.01366 W
    Population (1990): 1170 (421 housing units)
    Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Browning, MT -- U.S. town in Montana
     Population (2000):    1065
     Housing Units (2000): 409
     Land area (2000):     0.272297 sq. miles (0.705246 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.272297 sq. miles (0.705246 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            10375
     Located within:       Montana (MT), FIPS 30
     Location:             48.556917 N, 113.014571 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Browning, MT
      Browning
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Browning, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
     Population (2000):    130
     Housing Units (2000): 63
     Land area (2000):     0.310239 sq. miles (0.803515 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.310239 sq. miles (0.803515 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            08953
     Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
     Location:             40.129321 N, 90.372441 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Browning, IL
      Browning
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Browning, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
     Population (2000):    317
     Housing Units (2000): 177
     Land area (2000):     0.524400 sq. miles (1.358189 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.524400 sq. miles (1.358189 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            08884
     Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
     Location:             40.034934 N, 93.160443 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     64630
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Browning, MO
      Browning