browned

browned
browned rowned adj. having a tan color from exposure to the sun; -- of skin color.

Syn: suntanned, tanned. [WordNet 1.5]


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  • Browned — Brown Brown, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Browned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Browning}.] 1. To make brown or dusky. [1913 Webster] A trembling twilight o er welkin moves, Browns the dim void and darkens deep the groves. Barlow. [1913 Webster] 2. To make brown by …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • browned off (with somebody) — ˌbrowned ˈoff (with sb/sth) idiom (BrE, informal) bored, unhappy and/or annoyed Syn: ↑fed up • By now the passengers were getting browned off with the delay …   Useful english dictionary

  • browned off (with something) — ˌbrowned ˈoff (with sb/sth) idiom (BrE, informal) bored, unhappy and/or annoyed Syn: ↑fed up • By now the passengers were getting browned off with the delay …   Useful english dictionary

  • browned off — To be tired of or fed up with …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • browned off — adjective greatly annoyed; out of patience had an exasperated look on his face felt exasperated beyond endurance • Syn: ↑exasperated, ↑cheesed off • Similar to: ↑displeased * * * adj bored …   Useful english dictionary

  • browned-off — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: browned from past participle of brown (III) slang : disgruntled, digusted : fed up * * * browned off «BROWND F, OF», adjective. Slang …   Useful english dictionary

  • browned off — ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you say that you are browned off, you mean that you are annoyed and depressed. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL] Far from being content with their lot, these graduates are pretty browned off. Syn: fed up …   English dictionary

  • browned off —    If you are browned off, you are bored, fed up or disheartened.     Tom is browned off with his job …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • browned (off) — mod. angry. □ I am really browned off at you! □ The boss is browned to say the least …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • browned suntanned tanned — brunet ru*net , Brunette Bru*nette , adj. 1. being or having dark colored skin and hair; contrasted with {blond}. [Narrower terms: {adust, sunburned burned brown by the sun}; {black, brown}; {black haired, dark haired}; {browned, suntanned,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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