browning

(noun) United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926). Synonyms: Browning, John M. Browning, John Moses Browning.

(noun) English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889). Synonyms: Browning, Robert Browning.

(noun) English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861). Synonyms: Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

(noun) cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill. Synonyms: toasting. Example: "Proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of bread."

(verb) fry in a pan until it changes color. Synonyms: brown. Example: "Brown the meat in the pan."

(verb) make brown in color. Synonyms: embrown, brown. Example: "The draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard."