"browning" meaning in English

See browning in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɹaʊ.nɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-browning.ogg Forms: brownings [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊnɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} browning (countable and uncountable, plural brownings)
  1. The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable Coordinate_terms: bluing, blackening
    Sense id: en-browning-en-noun-yBw0NC~E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 18 9 39 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 12 1 25 2 19 20
  2. Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-browning-en-noun-RFOTsYWc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 18 9 39 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 12 1 25 2 19 20
  3. (masonry) A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-browning-en-noun-BsfA~~2l Categories (other): Masonry Topics: business, construction, manufacturing, masonry
  4. (Jamaica, countable) A brown-skinned person. Tags: Jamaica, countable
    Sense id: en-browning-en-noun-BMigcDlH Categories (other): Jamaican English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 18 9 39 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 19 13 2 28 3 17 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 12 1 25 2 19 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antibrowning, browning shot, mahogany browning, Maillard browning Related terms: brownification, embrowning, golden brown, tanning

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɹaʊ.nɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-browning.ogg
Rhymes: -aʊnɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} browning
  1. present participle and gerund of brown Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: brown
    Sense id: en-browning-en-verb-7qyt930c

Inflected forms

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