adjective / noun / verb
brown
BROWN/braʊn/
The color of chocolate or soil.
The leather, wood, and chocolate share a rich brown color.
Etymology
Old English brun described darkness or duskiness more generally. It developed into the definite color term now applied to earth, wood, and chocolate.
In context
the helmet is in brown plastic it is a reissue of the helmet that originally came with 1985 crankcase in gray plastic same helmet just a different color
More examples
- She browned the onions in a pan.
- His shoes were a lighter brown.
- The leaves are browning in the dry heat.
Forms
brown · browns · browned · browning · browner · brownest
brownish adjective — Somewhat brown in color