/braʊn/

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Meaning

Having the colour of earth, wood, or coffee.

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Word origin

From Old English brun, a common Germanic colour word.

Origin
Old English
Root
brun

Examples

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"Brown" tells us the colour of her eyes.

fur.

Here "brown" describes the colour of the fur.

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Here "brown" is the colour of the tree.

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This word is taught in chapter 16, lesson 7: brown, customer, rent and 7 more words.