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Species of bird
The brown crake (Zapornia akool), or brown bush-hen, is a waterbird in the rail and crake family (Rallidae) found in South Asia. The species name, akool
Brown_crake
2003 novel by Margaret Atwood
Oryx and Crake is a 2003 novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood. She has described the novel as speculative fiction and adventure romance, rather than
Oryx_and_Crake
warbler Brown accentor Brown babbler Brown barbet Brown boobook Brown booby Brown bullfinch Brown bush warbler Brown cacholote Brown crake Brown creeper
List_of_birds_by_common_name
Genus of birds
robustly allied it with the Brown crake. There have been few analyses including all of Black, Black-tailed and Brown crakes as well as the Sakalava rail
Zapornia
Species of bird found in Europe, Asia and Africa
The corn crake, corncrake or landrail (Crex crex) is a bird in the rail family. It breeds in Europe and Asia as far east as western China, and migrates
Corn_crake
Species of bird
underneath. Unlike other Zapornia crakes, this species has strong sexual dimorphism: Adult males have mainly brown upperparts and blue-grey face and underparts
Little_crake
Species of bird from sub-Saharan Africa
agricultural land with tall crops may also be used. A smallish crake, the African crake has brown-streaked blackish upperparts, bluish-grey underparts and black-and-white
African_crake
Species of bird
The spotless crake (Zapornia tabuensis) is a species of bird in the rail family, Rallidae. It is widely distributed species occurring from the Philippines
Spotless_crake
Species of bird
The Australian crake (Porzana fluminea), also known as Australian spotted crake, or spotted crake is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is the
Australian_crake
Species of bird
tail which is buff underneath. Immature spotted crakes are similar, but the blue-grey is replaced by brown. The downy chicks are black, as with all rails
Spotted_crake
Species of bird
The Galapagos crake (Laterallus spilonota), also called the Galapagos rail and Darwin's rail, is a vulnerable species of rail in subfamily Rallinae of
Galapagos_crake
kingfisher, Megaceryle lugubris Black headed jay, Garrulus lanceolatus Brown crake, Zapornia akool Islamabad Bird Report Wikimedia Commons has media related
List_of_birds_of_Islamabad
Zapornia fusca Band-bellied crake, Zapornia paykullii Brown crake, Zapornia akool Baillon's crake, Zapornia pusilla Black-tailed crake, Zapornia bicolor Order:
List_of_birds_of_Vietnam
Slaty-legged crake, Rallina eurizonoides Ruddy-breasted crake, Zapornia fusca Band-bellied crake, Zapornia paykullii Brown crake, Zapornia akool Little crake, Zapornia
List_of_birds_of_China
Slaty-legged crake, Rallina eurizonoides Ruddy-breasted crake, Zapornia fusca Brown crake, Zapornia akool Baillon's crake, Zapornia pusilla Black-tailed crake, Zapornia
List_of_birds_of_Bangladesh
Slaty-legged crake, Rallina eurizonoides Ruddy-breasted crake, Zapornia fusca Brown crake, Zapornia akool Little crake, Zapornia parva Baillon's crake, Zapornia
List_of_birds_of_Pakistan
a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments
List_of_birds_of_India
Family of birds
considerable diversity in its forms, and includes such ubiquitous species as the crakes, coots, and gallinules; other rail species are extremely rare or endangered
Rail_(bird)
Black-tailed nativehen Brown crake Black-tailed crake Black crake Ruddy-breasted crake Little crake Baillon's crake Spotless crake Trumpeters Grey-winged
List_of_least_concern_birds
Species of bird
The black crake (Zapornia flavirostra) is a waterbird in the rail and crake family, Rallidae. It breeds in most of sub-Saharan Africa except in very arid
Black_crake
Lake in Jaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Francolin 53. Common Quail 54. Jungle Bush Quail 55. Common Peafowl 56. Brown Crake 57. White breasted 58. Common Moorhen 59. Common Coot 60. Pheasant tailed
Man_Sagar_Lake
Species of bird
The dot-winged crake (Laterallus spiloptera) is a near threatened species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and
Dot-winged_crake
Species of bird
Baillon's crake (Zapornia pusilla), also known as the marsh crake, is a small waterbird of the family Rallidae. Their breeding habitat is sedge beds and
Baillon's_crake
crake, Rallina eurizonoides (A) Ruddy-breasted crake, Zapornia fusca Brown crake, Zapornia akool Baillon's crake, Zapornia pusilla Black-tailed crake
List_of_birds_of_Nepal
(A) Slaty-legged crake, Rallina eurizonoides Ruddy-breasted crake, Zapornia fusca Band-bellied crake, Zapornia paykullii (A) Brown crake, Zapornia akool
List_of_birds_of_Taiwan
kozhi Ruddy-breasted crake, sivappu kaanaan kozhi Brown crake Baillon's crake Little crake, chinna kaanaan kozhi Slaty-legged crake, kaanan kozhi Watercock
List_of_birds_of_Tamil_Nadu
(A) Ruddy-breasted crake, Zapornia fusca Band-bellied crake, Zapornia paykullii (A) Brown crake, Zapornia akool (A) Baillon's crake, Zapornia pusilla Order:
List_of_birds_of_Hong_Kong
Amaurornis phoenicurus Brown crake, Zapornia akool Slaty-legged crake, Rallina eurizonoides (rare, records from IISc campus) Spotted crake, Porzana porzana
List_of_birds_of_Bengaluru
Species of bird
laughing dove (Streptopelia senegelensis), brown crake (Lanius cristatus), tailor bird (Orthotomus sutorius), brown shrike (Lanius cristatus), white-breasted
Red-necked_falcon
Species of bird
The slaty-legged crake or banded crake (Rallina eurizonoides) is a waterbird in the rail and crake family, Rallidae. Its breeding habitat is swamps and
Slaty-legged_crake
Birds that cannot fly
Small Oʻahu crake, Porzana ziegleri † Kosrae crake, Porzana monasa † Henderson crake, Porzana atra Mangaia crake, Porzana rua † Tahiti crake, Porzana nigra
Flightless_bird
Bird species endemic to the south Atlantic
dot-winged crake, and it was decided that both species are best classified in the genus Laterallus. The Inaccessible Island rail has brown plumage, black
Inaccessible_Island_rail
Species of bird
olivaceous brown upperparts and brown underparts. A. c. castaneus is also olivaceous brown above, but has rufous brown underparts. The uniform crake has a
Uniform_crake
Species of bird
The chestnut-headed crake (Anurolimnas castaneiceps) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots.
Chestnut-headed_crake
The avian family Rallidae comprise the rails, crakes, and coots. The AviList team recognizes these 148 species distributed among 38 genera, 19 of which
List_of_rail_species
Species of bird
The red-necked crake (Rallina tricolor) is a waterbird in the rail and crake family, Rallidae. The red-necked crake is a large crake (length 25 cm, wingspan
Red-necked_crake
Extinct species of bird
The Laysan rail or Laysan crake (Zapornia palmeri) is an extinct species of flightless rail endemic to the Northwest Hawaiian Island of Laysan. In Hawaiian
Laysan_rail
Ruddy-breasted crake, Zapornia fusca Band-bellied crake, Zapornia paykullii Brown crake, Zapornia akool Little crake, Zapornia parva Baillon's crake, Zapornia
List_of_birds_of_Asia
swamphen, Porphyrio poliocephalus Ruddy-breasted crake, Zapornia fusca Brown crake, Zapornia akool Baillon's crake, Zapornia pusilla Watercock, Gallicrex cinerea
List_of_birds_of_Delhi
Species of bird
The ruddy-breasted crake (Zapornia fusca), or ruddy crake, is a waterbird in the rail and crake family Rallidae, formerly included in the genus Porzana
Ruddy-breasted_crake
Ruddy-breasted crake, Zapornia fusca Brown crake, Zapornia akool Baillon's crake, Zapornia pusilla Black-tailed crake, Zapornia bicolor Order: Gruiformes Family:
List_of_birds_of_Myanmar
16th century. St. Helena crake (Zapornia astrictocarpus) - extinct soon after discovery of St. Helena, ca. 1502. Kosrae crake (Zapornia monasa) - last
List of Gruiformes by population
List_of_Gruiformes_by_population
American dystopian television series
Robber Bride (1993) Alias Grace (1996) The Blind Assassin (2000) Oryx and Crake (2003) The Penelopiad (2005) The Year of the Flood (2009) MaddAddam (2013)
The_Testaments_(TV_series)
Genus of birds
of birds in the crake and rail family, Rallidae. Its scientific name is derived from Venetian terms for small rails. The spotted crake (P. porzana) is
Porzana
Extinct species of bird
The Kosrae crake or Kusaie Island crake (Zapornia monasa), sometimes also stated as Kittlitz's rail, is an extinct bird from the family Rallidae. It occurred
Kosrae_crake
Ruddy-breasted crake, Zapornia fusca Brown crake, Zapornia akool Baillon's crake, Zapornia pusilla Little crake, Zapornia parva Spotted crake, Porzana porzana
List_of_birds_of_Karnataka
Species of bird
Carolina crake (Porzana carolina) is a small waterbird of the rail family Rallidae, sometimes also referred to as the sora rail or sora crake, that occurs
Sora_(bird)
poliocephalus Ruddy-breasted crake, Zapornia fusca Brown crake, Zapornia akool Baillon's crake, Zapornia pusilla Slaty-legged crake, Rallina eurizonoides Watercock
List_of_birds_of_Telangana
Ruddy-breasted crake, Zapornia fusca Brown crake, Zapornia akool Baillon's crake, Zapornia pusilla Little crake, Zapornia parva Slaty-legged crake, Rallina
List of birds of Andhra Pradesh
List_of_birds_of_Andhra_Pradesh
Subspecies of bird
subspecies of Baillon's crake endemic to New Zealand. It is also called the marsh crake in English or koitareke in Māori. The marsh crake is about half the
Zapornia_pusilla_affinis
Ruddy-breasted crake, Zapornia fusca Brown crake, Zapornia akool Baillon's crake, Zapornia pusilla Little crake, Zapornia parva Slaty-legged crake, Rallina
List_of_birds_of_Goa
Canadian writer (born 1939)
and Crake concerns the genetic modification and alteration of animals and humans, resulting in hybrids such as pigoons, rakunks, wolvogs and Crakers, raising
Margaret_Atwood
Species of bird
The Andaman crake (Rallina canningi) is a bird species in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to the Andaman Islands of the eastern Indian Ocean. It was
Andaman_crake
Amaurornis phoenicurus Slaty-legged crake, Rallina eurizonoides Ruddy-breasted crake, Zapornia fusca Brown crake, Zapornia akool Order: Gruiformes Family:
List_of_birds_of_Macau
Slaty-legged crake Slaty-breasted rail Water rail Brown crake White-breasted waterhen Baillon's crake Ruddy-breasted crake Spotted crake Watercock Grey-headed
List_of_birds_of_South_India
1985 novel by Margaret Atwood
in real life—in an interview she gave regarding her later novel Oryx and Crake, Atwood maintains that "As with The Handmaid's Tale, I didn't put in anything
The_Handmaid's_Tale
Species of bird
known as the common coot or Australian coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. It is found in Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand
Eurasian_coot
Species of bird
rest of their upperparts are olive brown and their flanks are heavily barred black and white. The grey-breasted crake has several discreet ranges. One is
Grey-breasted_crake
Species of bird
The yellow-breasted crake (Laterallus flaviventer) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots
Yellow-breasted_crake
Species of bird
The paint-billed crake (Mustelirallus erythrops) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found
Paint-billed_crake
Species of bird
The red-legged crake (Rallina fasciata) is a waterbird in the rail and crake family, Rallidae. It is a medium-large crake (length 24 cm). Its head, neck
Red-legged_crake
Short story collection by G. K. Chesterton
while Father Brown laments how caged he must be. As the pair is about to go into a safe-room to meet with Mr. Merton, Wain's uncle (Crake) and Merton's
The Incredulity of Father Brown
The_Incredulity_of_Father_Brown
crakes and Red-legged crakes were found in the Nicobar Islands. This made it possible that the bird was a hybrid. However, neither of the two crakes shared
List of birds of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
List_of_birds_of_the_Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands
English footballer and manager (1953–2020)
Laurence David Craker (1 March 1953 – 16 May 2020) was an English footballer and manager who played as a midfielder. As a player, Craker played in the
Laurie_Craker
Species of bird
The brown wood rail (Aramides wolfi) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found in Colombia
Brown_wood_rail
– r w Corn crake, Crex crex – V Brown crake, Amaurornis akool – r White-breasted waterhen, Amaurornis phoenicurus – R Black-tailed crake, Porzana bicolor
List of birds of South Asia: part 1
List_of_birds_of_South_Asia:_part_1
Species of bird
The watercock (Gallicrex cinerea) is a waterbird in the rail and crake family, Rallidae that is widely distributed across Southeast Asia. It is the only
Watercock
Fantasy book series
2010-02-18. "To Hold the Bridge – HarperCollins". Bonus: short story Doctor Crake Crosses the Wall Twitter @garthnix - I'm looking at the page design for
The_Old_Kingdom
American actor (1919–1989)
(uncredited) Lightning Guns (1950) – Sheriff Rob Saunders Santa Fe (1951) – Crake Roar of the Iron Horse – Rail-Blazer of the Apache Trail (1951, serial)
Jock_Mahoney
Species of bird
The Colombian crake (Mustelirallus colombianus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found
Colombian_crake
Species of bird
The ash-throated crake (Mustelirallus albicollis) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found
Ash-throated_crake
Species of bird
The rufous-sided crake (Laterallus melanophaius) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is
Rufous-sided_crake
Galapagos crake Rufous-faced crake Auckland rail Tsingy wood rail Austral rail Madagascar rail Bogotá rail Henderson crake Trumpeters Dark-winged trumpeter
List_of_vulnerable_birds
Extinct species of bird
The Mangaia crake ("Porzana" rua) is an extinct species of flightless bird in the rail family, Rallidae. It was described in 1986 from subfossil bones
Mangaia_crake
Species of bird
and "red crake". The ruddy crake can be identified by its ruddy plumage that can vary in shade and gray head with dark brown wings and tail. It is mostly
Ruddy_crake
Literary genre
Nick Harkaway, The Stone Gods (2007) by Jeanette Winterson, and Oryx and Crake (2003) by Margaret Atwood. Atwood argued against categorizing works such
Science_fiction
Species of bird
The black-banded crake (Rufirallus fasciatus) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found
Black-banded_crake
Species of bird
The ocellated crake (Rufirallus schomburgkii) is a small terrestrial species of bird in the family Rallidae that is native to the grassland and savanna
Ocellated_crake
Species of bird
The white-throated crake (Laterallus albigularis) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It
White-throated_crake
Chestnut-headed crake, Anurolimnas castaneiceps Russet-crowned crake, Anurolimnas viridis Black-banded crake, Anurolimnas fasciatus Rufous-sided crake, Laterallus
List_of_birds_of_Brazil
Species of bird
dark olive brown upperparts and red flanks. Their underparts are red except for a white throat and center of the breast. The rusty-flanked crake is found
Rusty-flanked_crake
Subspecies of bird
Iwo Jima rail or white-browed crake (Poliolimnas cinereus brevipes) is an extinct subspecies of the white-browed crake native to the island of Iwo Jima
Iwo_Jima_rail
Species of bird
red-knobbed coot or crested coot (Fulica cristata) is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. It is a resident breeder across much of Africa
Red-knobbed_coot
Genus of birds
Red-legged and Slaty-legged crakes were discovered to inhabit Great Nicobar Island. It was thus suggested that the "Great Nicobar crake" is a hybrid between
Rallina
haematopus Striped crake, Amaurornis marginalis (A) Black crake, Zapornia flavirostra Little crake, Zapornia parva (A) Baillon's crake, Zapornia pusilla
List_of_birds_of_Uganda
rails Slender-billed flufftail Rails, crakes, and coots Hawaiian coot Horned coot Pink-legged rail Dot-winged crake New Guinea flightless rail King rail
List_of_near_threatened_birds
Species of bird
The black-tailed crake (Zapornia bicolor) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar
Black-tailed_crake
Species of bird
of Rallus lateralis, a synonym of the binomial name for the rufous-sided crake, the type species of the genus. The specific epithet jamaicensis is from
Black_rail
Species of bird
The red-and-white crake (Rufirallus leucopyrrhus) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It
Red-and-white_crake
coturnix (Linnaeus, 1758) — common quail Crex crex (Linnaeus, 1758) — corn crake, corncrake Crossoptilon crossoptilon (Hodgson, 1838) — white eared pheasant
List_of_tautonyms
Porphyrio flavirostris Rufous-sided crake, Laterallus melanophaius Gray-breasted crake, Laterallus exilis Red-and-white crake, Laterallus leucopyrrhus Speckled
List_of_birds_of_Argentina
Extinct species of bird
The great Maui crake or great Maui rail ("Porzana" severnsi) is an extinct bird species from Maui, Hawaiian Islands, known only from subfossil bones.
Great_Maui_crake
Extinct bird species
– crakes Great Oʻahu crake, Porzana ralphorum (Oʻahu, Hawaiian Islands) Great Maui crake, Porzana severnsi (Maui, Hawaiian Islands) Mangaia crake, Porzana
List of Late Quaternary prehistoric bird species
List_of_Late_Quaternary_prehistoric_bird_species
English rugby union player (born 2002)
Women's Six Nations". Rugby World. Retrieved 6 January 2024. "Feaunati & Crake among players offered England contracts". BBC Sport. 3 June 2024. Retrieved
Mia_Venner
Species of bird
meaning "crane-like", an order which also contains cranes, rails, and crakes. The purple gallinule is a rail species, placing it into the family Rallidae
American_purple_gallinule
to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers. Brown-cheeked rail, Rallus indicus Corn crake, Crex crex (A) Slaty-breasted rail, Lewinia striata
List_of_birds_of_Japan
Species of bird
The russet-crowned crake (Rufirallus viridis) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found
Russet-crowned_crake
waterhen (Tribonyx hodgenorum) Saint Helena crake (Zapornia astrictocarpus) Kosrae crake (Zapornia monasa) Tahiti crake (Zapornia nigra) Laysan rail (Zapornia
IUCN Red List of extinct species
IUCN_Red_List_of_extinct_species
kestrel Brolga Buff-banded rail Lewin's rail Baillon's crake Australian spotted crake Spotless crake Purple swamp-hen Dusky moorhen Black-tailed native-hen
List of birds of Kangaroo Island, South Australia
List_of_birds_of_Kangaroo_Island,_South_Australia
2013 studio album by the Knife
(1987). The interludes "Crake" and "Oryx" are named after characters in Margaret Atwood's 2003 dystopian novel Oryx and Crake. "Old Dreams Waiting to
Shaking_the_Habitual
BROWN CRAKE
BROWN CRAKE
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Craon in Mayenne, France.English : habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a crown, Middle English croun.This name has probably also assimilated examples of German or Swedish Kron ‘crown’, or cognates in other languages.
Boy/Male
African Anglo Saxon English
Origin.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish : generally a nickname referring to the color of the hair or complexion, Middle English br(o)un, from Old English brūn or Old French brun. This word is occasionally found in Old English and Old Norse as a personal name or byname. Brun- was also a Germanic name-forming element. Some instances of Old English Brūn as a personal name may therefore be short forms of compound names such as Brūngar, Brūnwine, etc. As a Scottish and Irish name, it sometimes represents a translation of Gaelic Donn. As an American family name, it has absorbed numerous surnames from other languages with the same meaning.
Female
Welsh
Short form of Welsh Bronwen, BRON means "fair-breasted."
Boy/Male
Irish
Brown.
Male
Dutch
, brown.
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian, British, English, French, Irish
Brown; Dark; Brown One's Son; Son of the Brown Man; Fair Bosomed
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Chinese, Irish, Jamaican
Brown-haired Chieftain; Dark; Brown Haired
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Brown
Boy/Male
Czechoslovakian
Brown.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Boone.
Boy/Male
German, Polish
Brown
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps, as Reaney suggests, a variant of Brand.Possibly a respelling of German Braun.
Boy/Male
Celtic
Raven.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall and Devon)
English (Cornwall and Devon) : unexplained.Possibly a reflex of French Drouin.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : either a descriptive nickname for someone with bushy or otherwise distinctive eyebrows, from Middle English browe ‘eyebrow’, ‘eyelid’ (Old English brū), but, more likely, a topographic name for someone who lived at the brow of a hill from a transferred use of the same word; surnames of the type de la Browe are recorded from the end of the 13th century.Americanized spelling of French Braud.Americanized spelling of Dutch Brouw, an occupational name for a brewer, from a derivative of Middle High Dutch brouwen ‘to brew’.
Boy/Male
Scottish
Brown.
Boy/Male
British, Chinese, English, German
Brown; Colour Name; Russet-complected
Boy/Male
English American
Brown (colour name).
Boy/Male
American, British, Christian, English, Gaelic, Scottish
Brown Warrior; Brown; Brown Fighter
BROWN CRAKE
BROWN CRAKE
Boy/Male
Muslim
Strong, Secure, Guarded
Male
Portuguese
Portuguese form of Roman Latin Atilius, possibly ATÃLIO means "father."
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Obtained by Power
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Muslim, Sindhi
Youth
Boy/Male
Indian Sanskrit
Tawny.
Girl/Female
Shakespearean
Henry VI, Part 1' Countess of Auvergne.
Female
Hebrew
(×“Ö¼Ö°×’Ö¸× Ö´×™×ª) Variant form of Hebrew Deganya, DEGANIT means "grain."
Boy/Male
German
Resolute.
Girl/Female
Latin
Beautiful golden child.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess Saraswati
BROWN CRAKE
BROWN CRAKE
BROWN CRAKE
BROWN CRAKE
BROWN CRAKE
n.
A coin stamped with the image of a crown; hence,a denomination of money; as, the English crown, a silver coin of the value of five shillings sterling, or a little more than $1.20; the Danish or Norwegian crown, a money of account, etc., worth nearly twenty-seven cents.
v. i.
To become brown.
a.
Brown or, somewhat brown.
a.
Of a rich dark brown color, like the fur of the fur seal after it is dyed.
n.
The forehead; as, a feverish brow.
a.
Brown as a nut long kept and dried.
p. p. & a.
Covered with the eggs and larvae of flies; fly blown.
v. t.
To make brown or dusky.
a.
Of a color between white and brown.
n.
The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as, the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill.
n.
The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign; -- with the definite article.
n.
An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown.
n.
The hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the eyebrow.
v. t.
To make brown by scorching slightly; as, to brown meat or flour.
v. t.
To give a bright brown color to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coat of oxide on their surface.
n.
To cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to invest with royal dignity and power.
a.
Of a clear tint of brown, resembling brown human hair. It is composed of equal proportions of red and green.