Defined

[inabrownstudy]

brown study, in a

Daydreaming or deeply contemplative, as in, "Margaret sits in the library, in a brown study." This term dates from the late 1500s, and although by then "in a study" had long meant "lost in thought," the reason for adding "brown" is unclear. Moreover, the present idiom also is ambiguous, some holding that it denotes genuine

Comments

[sarastro_us]

That's a really nice image. Very evocative to me. I like it :-)

Hope your brown study serves you well in the years to come.

[inabrownstudy]

Thank you! It was pointed out to me by a friend after I got into grad school.

Re: You confused me.

[inabrownstudy]

Thank you for such a kind comment. If I haven't stated this explicitly before, let me note that I am very glad to hear about your continued recovery.