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Brown Braʊn Noun Bre Leaves Shades Clothes Suit

Word brown
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / braʊn / NAmE / braʊn /
Example
  • leaves of various shades of brown
  • brown doesn't (= brown clothes do not) suit you.
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brown

(noun)BrE / braʊn / NAmE / braʊn /
  1. the colour of earth or coffee
    • leaves of various shades of brown
    • Brown doesn't (= brown clothes do not) suit you.

    Word Origin

    • Old English brūn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bruin and German braun.
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