Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - brownie
Brownie
brownie
n. 1 (in full Brownie Guide) a member of the junior branch of the Guides. 2 (brownie) Cookery a a small square of rich, usu. chocolate, cake with nuts. b Austral. & NZ a sweet currant-bread. 3 (brownie) a benevolent elf said to haunt houses and do household work secretly. Phrases and idioms Brownie point colloq. a notional credit for something done to please or win favour.
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noun Etymology: 1brown Date: circa 1500 a legendary good-natured elf that performs helpful services at night, a member of a program of the Girl Scouts for girls in the first through third grades in school, a small square or rectangle of rich usually chocolate cake often containing nuts ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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