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]:
Browsing \Brows"ing\, n.
Browse; also, a place abounding with shrubs where animals may
browse.
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Browsings for the deer. --Howell.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
browsing
n 1: reading superficially or at random [syn: {browse},
{browsing}]
2: the act of feeding by continual nibbling [syn: {browse},
{browsing}]
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