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Definition of Brownish
1. Adjective. Of a color similar to that of wood or earth.
Definition of Brownish
1. a. Somewhat brown.
Definition of Brownish
1. Adjective. of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brownish
1. somewhat brown [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brownish
Literary usage of Brownish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1865)
"Ann. Lye. of NY, vol. vii. p. 477. Geotrygon ? Sol. et Salv. PZS 1864. Male.
Front pale rosaceous, crown dull brownish violet; region of the ears to hind ..."
2. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"Aqueous solution brownish-red, violet precipitate with mineral acids, ...
Solution in water is brownish- violet and in sulphuric acid blue, ..."
3. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. by American Entomological Society (1887)
"Wings hyaline. veins brownish, the marginal cell large, closed, the marginal vein
... Legs brownish yellow, fenu»ni and tibia» obfuscated. coxie black. ..."
4. The Birds of America by John James] [Audubon (1843)
"Primaries and inner elongated secondaries brownish-grey, of which colour also
are the ... Upper part of head brownish-black, the feathers edged with light ..."
5. The Mosquitoes of North and Central America and the West Indies by Leland Ossian Howard, Harrison Gray Dyar, Frederick Knab (1915)
"Abdomen elongate, depressed ; dorsal pale bands broader than in the female ;
lateral cilia- tiou long and abundant, brownish. Claw formula, 2.1-2.1-0.0. ..."
6. Journal of the New York Entomological Society by New York Entomological Society (1901)
"brownish ; head yellowish, brownish to cinereous above, with a faint fuscous
streak ; rostrum yellowish, rather short ; nasus short, with yellowish hairs ..."
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