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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.
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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 \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 \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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