brown study

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A melancholy mood accompanied by deep thought; a moody daydream.

Pronunciation

en-au-brown study.ogg

Word forms

brown study brown studies

Etymology

From obsolete brown (“gloomy”) and study.

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