Browse — Defs

01 n. The tender branches or twigs of trees and shrubs, fit for the food of cattle and other animals; green food.

1.
The tender branches or twigs of trees and shrubs, fit for the food of cattle and other animals; green food.
“Sheep, goats, and oxen, and the nobler steed, On browse, and corn, and flowery meadows feed.” — Dryden.

02 v. t. To eat or nibble off, as the tender branches of trees, shrubs, etc.; -- said of cattle, sheep, deer, and some other animals.

imp. & p. p. Browsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Browsing

1.
To eat or nibble off, as the tender branches of trees, shrubs, etc.; -- said of cattle, sheep, deer, and some other animals.
“Yes, like the stag, when snow the plasture sheets, The barks of trees thou browsedst.” — Shak.
2.
To feed on, as pasture; to pasture on; to graze.
“Fields . . . browsed by deep-uddered kine.” — Tennyson.
3.
To look casually through (a book, books, or a set of documents), reading those parts which arouse one's interest. Contrasted with scan, in which one typically is searching for something specific. See: scan
4.
To look at a series of electronic documents on a computer screen by means of a browser{2}.(Computers) See: browser{2}

03 v. i. To feed on the tender branches or shoots of shrubs or trees, as do cattle, sheep, and deer.

1.
To feed on the tender branches or shoots of shrubs or trees, as do cattle, sheep, and deer.
2.
To pasture; to feed; to nibble; to graze.
3.
To look casually through a book, books, or a set of documents, reading those parts which arouse one's interest.
4.
To search through a group of items to find something, not previously specified, which may be of interest.