Mars brown

noun

1. a medium brown color.

2. a brown pigment used in painting, artificially made from an iron oxide base and characterized by strong film-forming properties and permanence.

Example Sentences

To which one of them responded, "Dar's right smart of dem down at Mars' Brown's, free mile from de swamp, and dey's hazin' de country all 'round."

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They were formerly introduced by the author, and have been received under the names of Mars yellow, Mars orange, Mars red, Mars violet, and Mars brown.

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She got on much better with Mars Brown, exchanging comments with him upon the affairs of her friends and his, discussing the last party and the next wedding, or laughing at his drollery.

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"What court did you used to be judge of, Montane?" inquired young Mars Brown.

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Such was Mars Brown, whom Barwood, shortly after his return to Washington, began to regard with distrust and dislike, as a possible rival in the quarter where his affections were chiefly centred.

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