Brownie
Encyclopedia
Brownie may refer to:
- Chocolate brownieChocolate brownieA chocolate brownie is a flat, baked square or bar introduced in the United States at the end of the nineteenth century and popularized in both the U.S. and Canada during the first half of the twentieth century. The brownie is sliced from a type of dense, rich chocolate cake, which is, in texture,...
, a baked good - Brownie (folklore)Brownie (folklore)A brownie/brounie or urisk or brùnaidh, ùruisg, or gruagach is a legendary creature popular in folklore around Scotland and England...
, a legendary creature - Brownie (camera)Brownie (camera)Brownie is the name of a long-running and extremely popular series of simple and inexpensive cameras made by Eastman Kodak. The Brownie popularized low-cost photography and introduced the concept of the snapshot. The first Brownie, introduced in February, 1900, was a very basic cardboard box camera...
- Brownie (Girl Guides), a level in several guiding/scouting organizations
- Brownies, a term used to describe fans of Chris Brown
- Brownie (guitar)Brownie (guitar)Brownie was the affectionate name to a Fender Stratocaster that was used extensively by Eric Clapton during the early 70's, most notably with Derek and the Dominos on their album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs....
- Bristol BrownieBristol Brownie-Bibliography:*...
, a light sports airplane - Mossberg BrownieMossberg BrownieThe Mossberg Brownie was a four-barreled, .22 Long Rifle pistol, similar to a derringer or pepperbox, produced by O.F. Mossberg & Sons from 1920-1932. The Brownie was based on an earlier pistol patented and licensed to the Shattuck Company by Oscar Mossberg....
, a pistol - Brownie pointsBrownie pointsBrownie points in modern usage are a hypothetical social currency, which can be accrued by doing good deeds or earning favor in the eyes of another, often one's superior.-Brown Stamps:...
, a hypothetical social currency - The BrowniesThe BrowniesThe Brownies is a series of publications by Canadian illustrator and author Palmer Cox, based on names and elements from Celtic mythology and traditional highland Scottish stories told to Cox by his grandmother. Illustrations with verse aimed at children, The Brownies was published in magazines and...
, a series of stories by Palmer Cox - Algona BrowniesAlgona BrowniesThe Algona Brownies were an independent interracial baseball team that played in the 1902 and 1903 seasons. They were based in Algona, Iowa, and was primarily made up of former members of the Chicago Unions, Columbia Giants, and Chicago Union Giants teams...
, an independent interracial baseball team based in Algona, Iowa, United States - Cleveland BrownsCleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, National Football League team - St. Louis Browns, former Major League Baseball team, now the Baltimore Orioles
- Brown College at Monroe HillBrown College at Monroe HillBrown College at Monroe Hill is a residential college at the University of Virginia, United States.Originally named Monroe Hill College, Brown opened in 1986 as the first modern residential college at the University of Virginia. It was renamed Brown College at Monroe Hill in recognition of the...
, a UVA residential college
People
- Brownie LedbetterBrownie LedbetterMary Brown Williams Ledbetter , better known as Brownie Ledbetter, was a political activist, social justice crusader and lobbyist that was involved in the civil rights, feminist, labor and environmental movements in Arkansas, United States and abroad.-Early life:Ledbetter was born in Little Rock,...
(1932-2010), political activist - Brownie McGheeBrownie McGheeWalter Brown McGhee was a Piedmont blues singer and guitarist, best known for his collaborations with the harmonica player Sonny Terry.-Life and career:...
(1915-1996), blues musician - Brownie SamukaiBrownie SamukaiBrownie Samukai is the Minister of National Defence of Liberia. He took office on January 16, 2006, as part of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's Cabinet....
, the Minister of National Defence of Liberia - Brownie WiseBrownie WiseBrownie Wise was a pioneering American saleswoman largely responsible for the success of Tupperware through her development of the "party plan" system of marketing....
, a saleswoman - Clifford BrownClifford BrownClifford Brown , aka "Brownie," was an influential and highly rated American jazz trumpeter. He died aged 25, leaving behind only four years' worth of recordings...
(1930-1956), American jazz trumpeter - Michael D. BrownMichael D. BrownMichael DeWayne Brown was the first Undersecretary of Emergency Preparedness and Response , a division of the Department of Homeland Security . This position is generally referred to as the director or administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency . He was appointed in January 2003 by...
(born 1954), 2003-2005 head of FEMA, famously referred to as "Brownie" by then-President Bush