brown stout

Beer \Beer\, n. [OE. beor, ber, AS. be['o]r; akin to Fries.
   biar, Icel. bj?rr, OHG. bior, D. & G. bier, and possibly E.
   brew. [root]93, See {Brew}.]
   1. A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but
      commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other
      substance to impart a bitter flavor.
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   Note: Beer has different names, as {small beer}, {ale},
         {porter}, {brown stout}, {lager beer}, according to its
         strength, or other qualities. See {Ale}.
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   2. A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of
      various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.
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   {Small beer}, weak beer; (fig.) insignificant matters. "To
      suckle fools, and chronicle small beer." --Shak.
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Brown \Brown\ (broun), a. [Compar. {Browner}; superl.
   {Brownest}.] [OE. brun, broun, AS. br?n; akin to D. bruin,
   OHG. br?n, Icel. br?nn, Sw. brun, Dan. bruun, G. braun, Lith.
   brunas, Skr. babhru. [root]93, 253. Cf. {Bruin}, {Beaver},
   {Burnish}, {Brunette}.]
   Of a dark color, of various shades between black and red or
   yellow.
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         Cheeks brown as the oak leaves.          --Longfellow.
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   {Brown Bess}, the old regulation flintlock smoothbore musket,
      with bronzed barrel, formerly used in the British army.

   {Brown bread}
   (a) Dark colored bread; esp. a kind made of unbolted wheat
       flour, sometimes called in the United States Graham
       bread. "He would mouth with a beggar though she smelt
       brown bread and garlic." --Shak.
   (b) Dark colored bread made of rye meal and Indian meal, or
       of wheat and rye or Indian; rye and Indian bread. [U.S.]
       

   {Brown coal}, wood coal. See {Lignite}.

   {Brown hematite} or {Brown iron ore} (Min.), the hydrous iron
      oxide, limonite, which has a brown streak. See {Limonite}.
      

   {Brown holland}. See under {Holland}.

   {Brown paper}, dark colored paper, esp. coarse wrapping
      paper, made of unbleached materials.

   {Brown spar} (Min.), a ferruginous variety of dolomite, in
      part identical with ankerite.

   {Brown stone}. See {Brownstone}.

   {Brown stout}, a strong kind of porter or malt liquor.

   {Brown study}, a state of mental abstraction or serious
      reverie. --W. Irving.
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