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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Browning  \Brown"ing\,  n. 
  1.  The  act  or  operation  of  giving  a  brown  color,  as  to  gun 
  barrels,  etc 
 
  2.  (Masonry)  A  smooth  coat  of  brown  mortar,  usually  the 
  second  coat,  and  the  preparation  for  the  finishing  coat  of 
  plaster. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Brown  \Brown\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Browned};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Browning}.] 
  1.  To  make  brown  or  dusky. 
 
  A  trembling  twilight  o'er  welkin  moves  Browns  the 
  dim  void  and  darkens  deep  the  groves.  --Barlow. 
 
  2.  To  make  brown  by  scorching  slightly;  as  to  brown  meat  or 
  flour. 
 
  3.  To  give  a  bright  brown  color  to  as  to  gun  barrels,  by 
  forming  a  thin  coat  of  oxide  on  their  surface.  --Ure. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  browning 
  n  :  cooking  to  a  brown  crispiness  over  a  fire  or  on  a  grill 
  [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) 




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