Imbrown

Imbrown
Imbrown Im*brown", v. t. [Pref. im- in + brown. Cf. {Embrown}.] To make brown; to obscure; to darken; to tan; as, features imbrowned by exposure. [1913 Webster]

The mountain mass by scorching skies imbrowned. --Byron. [1913 Webster]


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  • Embrown — Em*brown , v. t. [Pref. em (L. in) + brown.] To give a brown color to; to imbrown. [1913 Webster] Summer suns embrown the laboring swain. Fenton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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