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brown goods

noun

Etymology

From their colour. Consumer electronics equipment formerly had a brown wooden veneer.

Definitions

  1. consumer electronics equipment for entertainment, such as televisions and music centres

  2. unbleached cotton textiles

  3. spirits which are brown in colour, such as whiskey

    • In the U.S., there has been a gradual shift from “brown goods” (darker colored drinks, such as whiskey and brandy) to “white goods” (lighter colored drinks, such as gin and vodka).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA