Real Dictionary

Brown in American English
ˈCharles Brockden (ˈbrɑkdən ) 1771-1810; U.S. novelist
brown color
having the color of chocolate or coffee, a combination of red, black, and yellow
to make or become brown, esp. by exposure to sunlight, as in tanning, or to heat, as in cooking
adjective: of the color brown
noun: a dark tertiary color with a yellowish or reddish hue

brown in British English
noun: any of various colours, such as those of wood or earth, produced by low intensity light in the wavelength range 620–585 nanometres
noun: Sir Arthur Whitten (ˈwɪtən ). 1886–1948, British aviator who with J.W. Alcock made the first flight across the Atlantic (1919)