Brown Bess
- Brown Brown (broun), a. [Compar. {Browner}; superl.
{Brownest}.] [OE. brun, broun, AS. br?n; akin to D. bruin,
OHG. br?n, Icel. br?nn, Sw. brun, Dan. bruun, G. braun, Lith.
brunas, Skr. babhru. [root]93, 253. Cf. {Bruin}, {Beaver},
{Burnish}, {Brunette}.]
Of a dark color, of various shades between black and red or
yellow.
[1913 Webster]
Cheeks brown as the oak leaves. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
{Brown Bess}, the old regulation flintlock smoothbore musket, with bronzed barrel, formerly used in the British army.
{Brown bread} (a) Dark colored bread; esp. a kind made of unbolted wheat flour, sometimes called in the United States Graham bread. ``He would mouth with a beggar though she smelt brown bread and garlic.'' --Shak. (b) Dark colored bread made of rye meal and Indian meal, or of wheat and rye or Indian; rye and Indian bread. [U.S.]
{Brown coal}, wood coal. See {Lignite}.
{Brown hematite} or {Brown iron ore} (Min.), the hydrous iron oxide, limonite, which has a brown streak. See {Limonite}.
{Brown holland}. See under {Holland}.
{Brown paper}, dark colored paper, esp. coarse wrapping paper, made of unbleached materials.
{Brown spar} (Min.), a ferruginous variety of dolomite, in part identical with ankerite.
{Brown stone}. See {Brownstone}.
{Brown stout}, a strong kind of porter or malt liquor.
{Brown study}, a state of mental abstraction or serious reverie. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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Brown-Bess — Schloss der Muskete Brown Bess – oben: gespannt – unten: nach dem Schuss Brown Bess ist die volkstümliche Bezeichnung des Steinschloss Infanterie Gewehrs (auch: Muskete), das dem britischen Militär von etwa 1722 bis zum Ende der napoleonischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
brown bess — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˈbes noun Usage: usually capitalized 2d B Etymology: brown (I) + Bess (nickname of Elizabeth); from the color of the stock : the flintlock smoothbore musket with bronzed barrel that was formerly used in the British army … Useful english dictionary
Brown Bess — noun A nickname of unknown origin for the British Armys Land Pattern Musket and its derivatives, standard issue weapon for British soldiers in the American Revolution … Wiktionary
Bess — may refer to:People *Elizabeth I (1533 1603), also known as Good Queen Bess *Elizabeth Bess Truman (1885 1920), First Lady of the United States and wife of Harry S. Truman *Elizabeth Raleigh (1565 1647), aka Bess or Elizabeth Throgmorton, wife of … Wikipedia
Brown — (broun), a. [Compar. {Browner}; superl. {Brownest}.] [OE. brun, broun, AS. br?n; akin to D. bruin, OHG. br?n, Icel. br?nn, Sw. brun, Dan. bruun, G. braun, Lith. brunas, Skr. babhru. [root]93, 253. Cf. {Bruin}, {Beaver}, {Burnish}, {Brunette}.] Of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brown bread — Brown Brown (broun), a. [Compar. {Browner}; superl. {Brownest}.] [OE. brun, broun, AS. br?n; akin to D. bruin, OHG. br?n, Icel. br?nn, Sw. brun, Dan. bruun, G. braun, Lith. brunas, Skr. babhru. [root]93, 253. Cf. {Bruin}, {Beaver}, {Burnish},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brown coal — Brown Brown (broun), a. [Compar. {Browner}; superl. {Brownest}.] [OE. brun, broun, AS. br?n; akin to D. bruin, OHG. br?n, Icel. br?nn, Sw. brun, Dan. bruun, G. braun, Lith. brunas, Skr. babhru. [root]93, 253. Cf. {Bruin}, {Beaver}, {Burnish},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brown hematite — Brown Brown (broun), a. [Compar. {Browner}; superl. {Brownest}.] [OE. brun, broun, AS. br?n; akin to D. bruin, OHG. br?n, Icel. br?nn, Sw. brun, Dan. bruun, G. braun, Lith. brunas, Skr. babhru. [root]93, 253. Cf. {Bruin}, {Beaver}, {Burnish},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
