brown

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. toast, braise, singe; sunburn, tan, bronze. See color, heat.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

Syn. brownish, copper-colored, rust-colored, coffee-colored; see brown n.

n. Hues of brown include: tan, bay, chestnut, nutbrown, almond, copper-colored, mahogany, bronze, russet, chocolate, cinnamon, hazel, reddish-brown, roan, sorrel, sepia, tawny, ochre, rust, rust-colored, brownish, puce, terra-cotta, fawn, snuff-colored, liver-colored, beige, taupe, ecru, dust, drab, dun, henna, coffee, khaki, maroon, cocoa, umber, brick, ginger, light brown, dark brown, auburn, buff, Caledonia, Antwerp, burnt orange, burnt ochre, burnt russet; Vandyke brown, Rembrandt brown, Verona brown; see also color 1 . v.

Syn. toast, scorch, saut?, tan; see cook , fry .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

auburn, chestnut, chocolate, sorrel, coffee, brunette, fawn, ochre, umber, mahogany, cocoa, dun, tan, beige, cinnamon, ginger, rust, nutbrown, bister, sepia, henna, earth, fox.