2. Noun. (plural of brownie) ¹
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Definition of Brownies
1. brownie [n] - See also: brownie
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brownies
Literary usage of Brownies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1828)
"... brownies, and. Witches. Br THE ETTRICK SHEPHERD. However, as all my legends
hitherto have been founded on facts, or are of themselves traditionary tales ..."
2. ... Home Games and Parties by Mrs. Sarah Tyson Hetson Rorer (1898)
"On the opposite page place the following verses, with the request that they be
memorized before the party: — BROWNIE SONG We all are brownies, every one, ..."
3. The Home Cook Book: A Collection of Practical Receipts by Expert Cooks (1905)
"... Chocolate Balls—Walnut Small Cakes brownies BEAT together till light quarter
of a pound of butter, quarter of a pound of granulated sugar, and two eggs. ..."
4. The Pre- and Proto-historic Finns, Both Eastern and Western, with the Magic by Baron John Abercromby Abercromby (1898)
"ELVES, brownies. There is a class of beings occasionally mentioned in the Magic
Songs for whom the Finns seem to have had no special name, but who may be ..."
5. The folk-lore of China, and its affinities with that of the Aryan and by Nicholas Belfield Dennys (1876)
"ELVES, FAIRIES, AND brownies. An accurate definition of the Chinese idea of elves
and fairies is somewhat difficult. In many cases the word shin MB, spirit, ..."
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