Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BROWNING
BROWNING Brown "ing, n.
1. The act or operation of giving a brown color, as to gun barrels, etc.
2. (Masonry )
Defn: A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Browning
Brown ing |ˈbrouniNG ˈbraʊnɪŋ | ▶noun (also Browning machine gun ) a type of water-cooled automatic machine gun. • (also Browning automatic ) a type of automatic pistol. • (also Browning automatic rifle ) a gas-operated automatic rifle, typically fired from a bipod. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after J. M. Browning (1855 –1926 ), American designer of the weapons.
Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
Brown ing, Elizabeth Barrett |ˈbrouniNG ˈbraʊnɪŋ | (1806 –61 ), English poet. She established her reputation with Poems (1844 ). In 1846, she eloped with Robert Browning. Other notable works: Sonnets from the Portuguese (1850 ), Aurora Leigh (novel, 1857 ), and the posthumous Last Poems (1862 ).
Browning, Robert
Brown ing, Robert |ˈbraʊnɪŋ ˈbrouniNG | (1812 –89 ), English poet. In 1842, he established his name with Dramatic Lyrics that contained “The Pied Piper of Hamelin ” and “My Last Duchess. ” A highly creative period followed his elopement with Elizabeth Barrett. Other notable works: Dramatic Romances and Lyrics (1845 ), Men and Women (1855 ), and The Ring and the Book (1868 –69 ).
Oxford Dictionary
Browning
Brown |ing |ˈbraʊnɪŋ | ▶noun (also Browning machine gun ) a type of water-cooled automatic machine gun. • (also Browning automatic ) a type of automatic pistol. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after John M. Browning (1855 –1926 ), American designer of the weapons.
browning
brown |ing |ˈbraʊnɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the process or result of making something brown, typically by cooking or burning. 2 Brit. darkened flour, typically with other additives, for colouring gravy.
Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
Brown |ing |ˈbraʊnɪŋ | (1806 –61 ), English poet; born Elizabeth Barrett. She established her reputation with Poems (1844 ). In 1846 she eloped to Italy with Robert Browning.
Browning, Robert
Brown |ing |ˈbraʊnɪŋ | (1812 –89 ), English poet. In 1842 he established his name with Dramatic Lyrics, containing ‘The Pied Piper of Hamelin ’ and ‘My Last Duchess ’.
Duden Dictionary
Browning
Brow ning Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈbraʊnɪŋ |der Browning; Genitiv: des Brownings, Plural: die Brownings nach dem amerikanischen Erfinder J. M. Browning (1855 –1926 )Pistole mit Selbstladevorrichtung
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
Browning
Brown ing /bráʊnɪŋ /名詞 1 ブラウニング 〘a Elizabeth Barrett /bǽrət / ～, 1806 --61; 英国の詩人;b の妻.b Robert ～, 1812 --89; 英国の詩人; Elizabethの夫 〙.2 C ブローニング式自動小銃, 自動拳銃 .
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