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browsing room

A section of a library reserved for users to examine and casually read a collection of books, magazines, or documents.

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brownstone

1. A dark brown or reddish brown arkosic sandstone, quarried and used extensively for building in the eastern US during

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brown rot

A fungus that destroys wood cellulose, leaving a brown powdery residue behind.

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brownout

1. To complete the application of a base-coat plaster. 2. The setting of base-coat plaster, which darkens, or browns, as

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brownmillerite

A mineral compound occurring in portland cement and high-alumina cement; consists of an oxide of calcium, aluminum, and iron.

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