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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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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.
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3. (Computers) To look at a series of electronic documents on a computer screen by means of a browser{2.
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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.
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4. To search through a group of items to find something, not previously specified, which may be of interest.
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