- For broust, OF. brousterbruster, F. brouter. See Browsen., and cf. Brut
- 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.
- To feed on, as pasture; to pasture on; to graze.Fields . . . browsed by deep-uddered kine.
- 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.
- ComputersTo look at a series of electronic documents on a computer screen by means of a browser{2.
