n. [ So called from its supposed tawny or swarthy color. ] An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as thrashing, churning, sweeping. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Brownie \Brown"ie\, n. [So called from its supposed tawny or
swarthy color.]
An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to
perform important services around the house by night, such as
thrashing, churning, sweeping. [Scot.]
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Brownie
n 1: a junior Girl Scout
2: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous [syn: {elf},
{hob}, {gremlin}, {pixie}, {pixy}, {brownie}, {imp}]
3: square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts
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