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Encyclopedia > Brownie (disambiguation)

Brownie may refer to one of the following.

A signature Cox Brownie A brownie is a legendary kind of elf popular in folklore around England and Scotland. ... A small forest elf (älva) rescuing an egg, from Solägget (1932), by Elsa Beskow An elf is a mythical creature of Germanic mythology which survived in northern European folklore. ... The Kodak Brownie camera was one of the first affordable box cameras. ... A forum on the internet where brownie and his followers from across the world discus football primarily, but also politics, current events and other sports. ... Chocolate brownies In American cooking, a chocolate brownie, also known as a Boston brownie or simply just brownie, is a small, rich, chocolate cake or bar cookie, named after its rich brown color. ... Chocolate comes in dark, light, and white varieties with cocoa solids contributing to the brown coloration. ... A cake is a form of food, usually sweet, often baked . ... The Kodak Brownie box camera, introduced in 1900, was a very simple camera that anyone could use. ... Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) is a large multinational public company producing photographic equipment. ... A camera is a device used to take pictures (usually photographs), either singly or in sequence, with or without sound, such as with video cameras. ... 120 is a film format for still photography introduced by Kodak for their Brownie No. ... The roll film was invented by Eastman Kodak, and was the prime factor in making photography available for the common man. ... For additional meanings of the word Brownies see Brownie (disambiguation) Brownies is the name given to the junior branch of the Girl Guides, and dates back to 1915. ... Girl Guides was founded as the female version of Lord Robert Baden-Powells Boy Scouts, in 1910 with the assistance of his sister Agnes Baden-Powell. ... The Girl Scouts of the United States of America is a youth organization for girls in the United States based on the Scouting principles developed by Robert Baden-Powell. ... Categories: People stubs | 1840 births | 1924 deaths ... A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Nick is short for Nicholas). ... Conference AFC Division North Year Founded 1946 Home Field Cleveland Browns Stadium City Cleveland, Ohio Team Colors Brown, Orange, and White Head Coach Romeo Crennel All-Time Record (W-L-T) (At Start of 2005 Season) 467-356-13 The Cleveland Browns are a National Football League team based in... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ...

Expressions

"To be chucked out of the Brownies" is a punishment that has no fear or never takes place, a fake threat.


"Good Brownie points" means that it is in your interest to do something. Some hold that this expression could also have derived from US military slang for sycophants, "brownnosers", others derive it from the awards system of the Brownies Girl Guides. For alternate uses, see: brownie (disambiguation) A signature Cox Brownie A brownie is a legendary kind of elf popular in folklore around England and Scotland. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government CIA World Factbook Entry for United States House. ... Sycophant (Gr. ... For additional meanings of the word Brownies see Brownie (disambiguation) Brownies is the name given to the junior branch of the Girl Guides, and dates back to 1915. ...


The above expressions are still used in British English.


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Brownie (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (196 words)
Chocolate brownie, also known as a "Boston brownie" or just "brownie", a kind of chocolate cake.
Brownie, a Kodak camera, one of the first affordable box cameras.
Brownies is a nickname for the Cleveland Browns, an American football team.
Brownie (elf) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (747 words)
A brownie, broonie (Lowland Scots) or ùruisg (Scottish Gaelic) is a legendary kind of elf popular in folklore around England and Scotland.
Brownies were popularized in the humoristic poems of Canadian artist and author Palmer Cox.
The Cleveland Browns are often called the Brownies by their fans and used a brownie elf as an official mascot from their beginings in 1946 until owner Art Modell phased it out in the mid-1960's.
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