brownishadj.
/ˈbraʊnɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈbraʊnɪʃ/ Somewhat brown.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [adjective] > brownish
faucha1522
brownish1555
browny1582
brownish-coloured1685
earth colour1775
1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde iii. xi. f. 158v Eyght of their hennes..of brownyshe coloure.
1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 573 Haire..of colour like a Ches-nut, or brownish.
1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 26 The sands of the Bagshot series..are commonly of yellow and brownish colours.
Compounds
brownish-coloured; also with other colours, as brownish-black, brownish-grey, brownish-red, etc.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > [adjective] > brownish-black
brownish-black1685
brown-black1849
the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [adjective] > brownish
faucha1522
brownish1555
browny1582
brownish-coloured1685
earth colour1775
the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > brownish-red
rustya1398
hepaticc1420
horseflesh1530
rubiginousa1538
iron1587
bricky1615
ferrugineous1633
sand-reda1639
brickish1648
ferruginous1656
lateritious1656
brick-coloured1675
blood bay1684
testaceous1688
rust-coloureda1691
brick-red1740
brick-dust-like1765
maroon1771
rufous1782
brick-dusty1817
rusted1818
worm red1831
brownish-red1832
brown-red1835
foxy1850
rust1854
henna-coloured1865
chestnut-red1882
terra-cotta1882
copper-red1883
fox-red1910
oxblood1918
tony1921
henna-brown1931
henna-red2002
1685 London Gaz. No. 2061. 2/2 A Brownish Black Mare.
1689 London Gaz. No. 2433/4 A middle sized Man, his Hair curled and brownish coloured.
1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic ii. 22 At first..it is brownish-red.
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