…of a color produced by mixing red, yellow, and black, as of dark wood or rich soil…
…(1716–83), English landscape gardener; born Lancelot Brown. He evolved an English style of natural-looking landscape parks…
…(1821–93), English painter. His early work was inspired by the Pre-Raphaelites, and in 1861 he became a founding member of William Morris’s company, designing stained glass and furniture…
…(1951-), British Labour statesman; prime minister 2007–10; full name Gordon James Brown…
…(1836–1913), US Supreme Court associate justice 1891–1906. After serving in several judicial posts in Michigan, he was appointed to the Court by President Benjamin Harrison…
…(1928–2006), US soul and funk singer and songwriter. In the 1960s he played a leading role in the development of funk with songs such as “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” (1965) and “Sex Machine” (1970)…
…(1936-), US football player and actor; full name James Nathaniel Brown. He was the National Football League’s premier running back, leading the league in rushing in eight of his nine seasons 1957–65 with the Cleveland Browns. He was later featured in several movies, including The Dirty Dozen (1967) and Ice Station Zebra (1968). Football Hall of Fame (1971)…
…(1800–59), US abolitionist. In 1859 he was executed after raiding a government arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (later part of West Virginia), with the intention of arming slaves and starting a revolt. He became a hero of the abolitionists in the Civil War, and he is commemorated in the song “John Brown’s Body.”…
…(1886–1948), Scottish aviator. In 1919, he made the first transatlantic flight, with Sir John William Alcock…
…the erratic random movement of microscopic particles in a fluid, as a result of continuous bombardment from molecules of the surrounding medium…
…a dark-colored adipose tissue with many blood vessels, involved in the rapid production of heat in hibernating animals and human babies…
…a rat found throughout the world, often living in association with man and regarded as a pest. It is commonly kept as a laboratory animal and as a pet, and is also bred in the albino form…
…a fungal disease causing the rotting and browning of parts of plants, in particular…
…algae belonging to a large group that includes many seaweeds, typically olive brown or greenish in color. They contain xanthophyll in addition to chlorophyll…
…a large bear with a coat color ranging from cream to black, occurring chiefly in forests in Eurasia and North America…
…a brown belt marking a high level of proficiency in judo, karate, or other martial arts, below that of a black belt…
…a celestial object intermediate in size between a giant planet and a small star, believed to emit mainly infrared radiation…
…a fast-moving, venomous, and aggressive Australian snake, with a variety of color forms…
…a white European moth that has a brown tip on the abdomen and is a pest of tree foliage in several areas, including North America. The caterpillars live communally in web tents and bear irritant hairs that can produce an allergic reaction…
…the common trout of Europe, especially one of a nonmigratory race with dark spotted skin, that occurs in small rivers and pools. It has been introduced into North America as a game fish…
…a brown Eurasian butterfly with orange markings on the wings, which breeds on grasses…
…a brown venomous North American spider, identifiable by the dark brown violin-shaped marking on the top of its orange-yellow head…
…a common Eurasian butterfly that has brown and orange wings with small eyespots…
…a city in eastern Argentina, forming part of the conurbation of Buenos Aires; population 568,500 (est. 2008)…
…a nocturnal tree snake of Pacific origin that has escaped captivity as a pet to threaten native fauna in many Pacific Rim locations…
