browning

Etymology

noun

1. The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.
2. Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc.
3. (masonry) A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
4. (Jamaica, countable) A brown-skinned person.
   One or two white gyal / Three or four lighties / Five or six darkies / Seven or eight brownings 2017, “Peng Ting”, performed by Mackareo

verb

1. present participle and gerund of brown