browning

Meanings

1. The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.
2. Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc.
3. A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
4. A brown-skinned person.

1. present participle and gerund of brown

1. A surname from Old English.
2. A person of that surname.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage
4. A placename:
5. A number of places in the United States:
6. An unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Georgia.
7. A village in Schuyler County, Illinois.
8. A minor city in Linn County and Sullivan County, Missouri.
9. A town in Glacier County, Montana.
10. An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas.
11. A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
12. A place in Canada:

1. Fabrique Nationale FN Model 1910 Browning and its derivatives; a European handgun; a small, semi-automatic pistol.
2. Synonym of BAR (“Browning automatic rifle”), a light machine gun

Etymology

From Old English Brūning, a patronymic for a person nicknamed Brūn (“brown”) (see Brown). For the first half-century of their manufacturer, the majority of semi-automatic handguns in Europe were designed by John M. Browning.