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verb

Browse v. t. (past & past part. browsed; pres. part. browsing)

1.

To eat or nibble off, as the tender branches of trees, shrubs, etc.; said of cattle, sheep, deer, and some other animals. "Yes, like the stag, when snow the plasture sheets, The barks of trees thou browsedst."

2.

To feed on, as pasture; to pasture on; to graze. "Fields... browsed by deep-uddered kine."

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.

4.

(Computers) To look at a series of electronic documents on a computer screen by means of a browser 2.

Browse v. i.

1.

To feed on the tender branches or shoots of shrubs or trees, as do cattle, sheep, and deer.

2.

To pasture; to feed; to nibble; to graze.

3.

To look casually through a book, books, or a set of documents, reading those parts which arouse one's interest.

4.

To search through a group of items to find something, not previously specified, which may be of interest.

noun

Browsing n. Browse; also, a place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse. "Browsings for the deer."

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Etymology of 'Browsing'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Browsing" Quotes from Famous Books

... grassy expanse with searching glance, his face brightening up as he observes a flock of ostriches on one side, on the other a herd of deer—the birds stalking leisurely along, the beasts tranquilly browsing. Were there Indians upon the plain, it would not be so. Instead, either one or the other would show excitement. The behaviour of the dumb creatures imparting to him a certain feeling of confidence, he says, continuing ...

— Gaspar the Gaucho - A Story of the Gran Chaco • Mayne Reid

... bloom. Penetrating into the wood, we selected a spot for our camp, where we could leave our horses under charge of Martin and Dan while we went in search of game. In a short time we reached the borders of a glade, in which, from the appearance of the grass, we hoped to see some deer browsing. ...

— With Axe and Rifle • W.H.G. Kingston

... to pass before reaching the sand banks on the river's brink. Sometimes he pounced on them as they fed through the thick, low cover of the bottoms, where an assailant could either lie in ambush by one of the numerous cattle trails, or else creep unobserved towards some browsing beast. When within a few feet a quick rush carried him fairly on the terrified quarry; and though but a clumsy animal compared to the great cats, the grisly is far quicker than one would imagine from viewing ...

— Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches • Theodore Roosevelt

... cocoa-nut trees are still existing, the ruin of the village must have been comparatively recent, as the wild elephants generally overturn them in a few years after the disappearance of the inhabitants, browsing upon the succulent tops, and destroying every trace of ...

— Eight Years' Wandering in Ceylon • Samuel White Baker

... white where the sunbeams strike them, and below is a green line of narrow valley. A tinkling of bells comes from the stony sides of the gorge, where sheep are browsing the scant herbage and young shoots of southern-wood; and from the curving fillet of meadow, where the grass seems to grow while the eye watches it, rises the shrill little song of the stream hurrying over its yellow bed, which ...

— Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine • Edward Harrison Barker

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