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brown envelope — n British a full confession. The term, used by criminals and police officers in the 1990s, derives from the phrase to give (someone) a/the brown envelope and typically describes the action of a supergrass who confesses in return for a light… … Contemporary slang
envelope — en‧ve‧lope [ˈenvələʊp ǁ loʊp] noun [countable] a thin paper cover in which you put a letter ˌpadded ˈenvelope an envelope filled with soft material that is used for sending things which can easily be damaged ˌself adˌdressed ˈenvelope written… … Financial and business terms
Brown dwarf — Brown dwarfs are sub stellar objects which are too low in mass to sustain hydrogen 1 fusion reactions in their cores, which is characteristic of stars on the main sequence. Brown dwarfs have fully convective surfaces and interiors, with no… … Wikipedia
envelope — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bulky, fat, thick ▪ large, small ▪ sealed ▪ return (AmE), self addressed … Collocations dictionary
Brown Bess — British Land Pattern Musket a.k.a. Brown Bess A Short Land Pattern Musket Type Musket Place of origin … Wikipedia
brown — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Brown is used with these nouns as the object: ↑meat, ↑onion {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj., noun ADVERB ▪ very ▪ He looked very brown after the cruise. (esp. BrE) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Marc Brown (author) — For other people of the same name, see Marc Brown. Marc Brown Born November 25, 1946 (1946 11 25) (age 64) Erie, Pennsylvania Occupation Author and illustrator Nationality American … Wikipedia
Derren Brown — This article is about the British illusionist and mentalist. For the British guitarist, see Darren Brown. For the baseball coach, see Daren Brown. Derren Victor Brown Born Derren Victor Brown 27 February 1971 … Wikipedia
Edward and Elaine Brown — Edward Lewis Brown (born 1942) and his wife, Elaine Alice Brown (born c. 1940), residents of the American state of New Hampshire, gained national news media attention in early 2007 for not paying the U.S. federal income tax and refusing to… … Wikipedia
AMA Computer University — Infobox University name = motto = Never rest on one s laurels established = October 15, 1980 type = Private president = Amable Aguiluz IX city = Quezon City state = Metro Manila country = Philippines address = Villa Arca, Project 8 undergrad =… … Wikipedia
