Definition of brownie Brownie
/bɹawˈni/ - [brawnee] - Brown•ie
We found 10 definitions of brownie from 6 different sources.
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What does brownie mean?
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NounPlural: brownies |
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| brownie - square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts | ||
| brownie - a junior Girl Scout | ||
| brownie - (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous | ||
| elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, imp | ||
| fay, sprite, faerie, faery, fairy a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers | ||
| folklore the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture | ||
| leprechaun a mischievous elf in Irish folklore | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- brownie (n.)
An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as thrashing, churning, sweeping.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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brownie
brown′i, n. a kind of domestic spirit in the folklore of Scotland, represented as a good-humoured, drudging goblin, who attached himself to farmhouses, and occupied himself overnight in churning, thrashing corn, and the like. [Brown.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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brownie
The Polar bear, so called by the whalers. It is also a northern term for goblin.
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🔤- brownie, noun, singular of brownies.
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