browning

1. The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc. (countable, uncountable)
2. Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc. (countable, uncountable)
3. A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster. (countable, uncountable)
4. A brown-skinned person. (countable)

Plural brownings