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• (the) Brownie Guides — the Brownie Guides UK US noun [plural] british the brownies http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/brownie guides the.htm Thesaurus: scouting organizationhyponym …   Useful english dictionary

• Brownie (Girl Guides) — A Brownie is a member of a section of some Guiding organisations who is between the ages of 7 and 10. Exact age limits are slightly different in each organisation. It is the female centred equivalent of the Cub Scouts.HistoryBrownies were first… …   Wikipedia

• Brownie points — are a hypothetical social currency, which can be accrued by doing good deeds or earning favour in the eyes of another, often one s superior. The origin of the term is uncertain. Conjectures for etymology Brown Stamps A popular marketing practice… …   Wikipedia

• Brownie — may refer to:* Brownie (mythology), a type of fairy, elf or tomte * The Brownies , a series of books by Palmer Cox featuring the mythical creatures * Brownie (Girl Guides), junior Boy/Girl Guide or junior Boy/Girl Scout * Brownie (camera), a… …   Wikipedia

• Brownie — ► NOUN (pl. Brownies) 1) (Brit. also Brownie Guide) a member of the junior branch of the Guides Association. 2) (brownie) a small square of rich chocolate cake. 3) (brownie) a benevolent elf supposedly doing housework secretly. ● …   English terms dictionary

• brownie — benevolent goblin supposed to haunt old farmhouses in Scotland, 1510s, dim. of brown a wee brown man (see BROWN (Cf. brown)). The name for the junior branch of the Girl Guides or Girl Scouts is 1916, in ref. to uniform color. Brownie point (1963) …   Etymology dictionary

• Brownie — n 1.) the Brownies the part of the Girl Guides Association that is for younger girls 2.) also Brownie .Guide a member of this organization …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• the Brownie Guides — UK / US noun [plural] British the Brownies …   English dictionary

• Brownie (folklore) — Infobox Paranormalcreatures Creature Name = Brownie Image Caption = Grouping = Mythological creature Fairy Possibilities = AKA = Country = Scotland and England (north) Habitat = First Reported = In folklore Last Sighted = Status = UnconfirmedA… …   Wikipedia

• brownie point — noun Usage: sometimes capitalized B : a credit regarded as earned especially by currying favor (as with a superior) * * * Informal. a credit toward advancement or good standing gained esp. by currying favor. [1960 65; from the point system based… …   Useful english dictionary

• Brownie — noun (plural Brownies) 1》 (Brit. also Brownie Guide) a member of the junior branch of the Guides Association, for girls aged between about 7 and 10. 2》 (brownie) a small square of rich chocolate cake, with nuts.     ↘Austral./NZ a piece of sweet… …   English new terms dictionary