brown study

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noun

deep, serious absorption in thought: Lost in a brown study, she was oblivious to the noise.

Origin of brown study

First recorded in 1525–35

Words nearby brown study

brown spot, brown-state, brown stem rot, brownstone, brownstoner, brown study, brown study, in a, brown sugar, Brownsville, Brown Swiss, brown-tail moth

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Example sentences from the Web for brown study

After all, employment, next to a clear conscience, is the best antidote to a brown-study.
Hildebrand|Anonymous
He had eaten next to nothing during the meal, and had sat in a sort of brown-study from which Alice kindly forbore to arouse him.
The Damnation of Theron Ware|Harold Frederic
"And more people to do it, too," muttered Tom Trefethen, as he sank into a brown-study.
The Copper Princess|Kirk Munroe
By the help of brown-study from the interior of our brain, from revelation, or from experience?
The Positive Outcome of Philosophy|Joseph Dietzgen

Toby put another doughnut in the outstretched hand, and then sat silently, as if in a brown-study over some difficult problem.
Harper's Young People, January 25, 1881|Various

British Dictionary definitions for brown study

brown study

noun

a mood of deep absorption or thoughtfulness; reverie

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单词	brown study
释义	brown study SEE SYNONYMS FOR brown study ON THESAURUS.COM noun deep, serious absorption in thought: Lost in a brown study, she was oblivious to the noise. Origin of brown study First recorded in 1525–35 Words nearby brown study brown spot, brown-state, brown stem rot, brownstone, brownstoner, brown study, brown study, in a, brown sugar, Brownsville, Brown Swiss, brown-tail moth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brown study After all, employment, next to a clear conscience, is the best antidote to a brown-study. Hildebrand\|Anonymous He had eaten next to nothing during the meal, and had sat in a sort of brown-study from which Alice kindly forbore to arouse him. The Damnation of Theron Ware\|Harold Frederic "And more people to do it, too," muttered Tom Trefethen, as he sank into a brown-study. The Copper Princess\|Kirk Munroe By the help of brown-study from the interior of our brain, from revelation, or from experience? The Positive Outcome of Philosophy\|Joseph Dietzgen Toby put another doughnut in the outstretched hand, and then sat silently, as if in a brown-study over some difficult problem. Harper's Young People, January 25, 1881\|Various British Dictionary definitions for brown study brown study noun a mood of deep absorption or thoughtfulness; reverie Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to brown study absorption, abstraction, preoccupation, reverie, study, engrossment
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brown study

noun

Origin of brown study

Words nearby brown study

Example sentences from the Web for brown study

British Dictionary definitions for brown study

noun

Words related to brown study