[ braʊz ]
■ verb
1》 survey goods or text in a leisurely and casual way.
↘ Computing read or survey (data files) via a network.
2》 (of an animal) feed on leaves, twigs, etc.
■ noun
1》 an act of browsing.
2》 vegetation eaten by animals.
Derivatives
browsable adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. broster , from brost 'young shoot', prob. of Gmc origin.