From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Browse \Browse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Browsed} (brouzd); p. pr.
& vb. n. {Browsing}.] [For broust, OF. brouster, bruster, F.
brouter. See {Browse}, n., and cf. {Brut}.]
1. To eat or nibble off, as the tender branches of trees,
shrubs, etc.; -- said of cattle, sheep, deer, and some
other animals.
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Yes, like the stag, when snow the plasture sheets,
The barks of trees thou browsedst. --Shak.
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2. To feed on, as pasture; to pasture on; to graze.
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Fields . . . browsed by deep-uddered kine.
--Tennyson.
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3. To look casually through (a book, books, or a set of
documents), reading those parts which arouse one's
interest. Contrasted with {scan}, in which one typically
is searching for something specific.
[PJC]
3. (Computers) To look at a series of electronic documents on
a computer screen by means of a {browser[2]}.
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Browse \Browse\ (brouz), n. [OF. brost, broust, sprout, shoot,
F. brout browse, browsewood, prob. fr. OHG. burst, G. borste,
bristle; cf. also Armor. brousta to browse. See {Bristle},
n., {Brush}, n.]
The tender branches or twigs of trees and shrubs, fit for the
food of cattle and other animals; green food. --Spenser.
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Sheep, goats, and oxen, and the nobler steed,
On browse, and corn, and flowery meadows feed.
--Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Browse \Browse\ (brouz), v. i.
1. To feed on the tender branches or shoots of shrubs or
trees, as do cattle, sheep, and deer.
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2. To pasture; to feed; to nibble; to graze. --Shak.
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3. To look casually through a book, books, or a set of
documents, reading those parts which arouse one's
interest.
[PJC]
4. To search through a group of items to find something, not
previously specified, which may be of interest.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
browse
n 1: vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that
is suitable for animals to eat; "a deer needs to eat twenty
pounds of browse every day"
2: reading superficially or at random [syn: {browse},
{browsing}]
3: the act of feeding by continual nibbling [syn: {browse},
{browsing}]
v 1: shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help,
I'm just browsing" [syn: {shop}, {browse}]
2: feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" [syn:
{crop}, {browse}, {graze}, {range}, {pasture}]
3: look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything
in particular; "browse a computer directory"; "surf the
internet or the world wide web" [syn: {browse}, {surf}]
4: eat lightly, try different dishes; "There was so much food at
the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing" [syn:
{browse}, {graze}]
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