Browsed

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

  Browse \Browse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Browsed} (brouzd); p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Browsing}.] [For broust, OF. brouster, bruster, F.
     brouter. See {Browse}, n., and cf. {Brut}.]
     1. To eat or nibble off, as the tender branches of trees,
        shrubs, etc.; -- said of cattle, sheep, deer, and some
        other animals.


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              Yes, like the stag, when snow the plasture sheets,
              The barks of trees thou browsedst.    --Shak.
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     2. To feed on, as pasture; to pasture on; to graze.
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              Fields . . . browsed by deep-uddered kine.
                                                    --Tennyson.
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     3. To look casually through (a book, books, or a set of
        documents), reading those parts which arouse one's
        interest. Contrasted with {scan}, in which one typically
        is searching for something specific.
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     3. (Computers) To look at a series of electronic documents on
        a computer screen by means of a {browser[2]}.
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