brown studies

noun

plural of brown study
as in woolgatherings

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  1. muses
  2. studies
  3. reveries
  4. trances
Noun
  • Her mother, Linda Gaboriau, is an accomplished literary translator who had sometimes served as a photographers’ muse, and as an art student, Auf der Maur had been struck by her own resemblance to the muses of Botticelli and Gustav Klimt.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Where the writers show up to work every day even when the mysterious muses and the magic don’t.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of muses
Noun
  • Barnard said studies have shown that Pacific storms generate about 30% more wave energy during an El Niño year compared to a year without the climate cycle.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Kahn then earned a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Chicago in 1951, completing his studies in under a year.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of studies
Noun
  • Her adultery story initially evokes the imprisoned girl’s compensatory reveries, but over time its focus shifts.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Track six, on the other hand, recalls the plangent reveries of ’90s IDM artists like Arovane.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026
Definition of reveries
Noun
  • Unlike in Cutud, participants are mostly female faith healers adhering not to vows but to mystic trances and possession.
    — H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2026
Definition of trances
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