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brunette
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun brunette has 1 sense
- brunette(n = noun.person) brunet - a person with dark (brown) hair; Array is a kind of individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
Adjective brunette has 1 sense
- brunette(a = adj.all) brunet - marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty"
CIDE DICTIONARY
brunette, adj.
being or having dark-colored skin and hair; contrasted with blond . [WordNet 1.5]
brunette, n. [F. brunet, brunette, brownish, dim. of brun, brune, brown, fr. OHG. brn. See Brown, a. ].
A girl or woman with a somewhat brown or dark complexion. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
brunette, n. & adj.
--n. a woman with dark brown hair.
--adj. (of a woman) having dark brown hair.
--n. a woman with dark brown hair.
--adj. (of a woman) having dark brown hair.
Etymology
F, fem. of brunet, dimin. of brun BROWN
ROGET THESAURUS
brunette
Brown
N brown, bister ocher, sepia, Vandyke brown, brown, bay, dapple, auburn, castaneous, chestnut, nut-brown, cinnamon, russet, tawny, fuscous, chocolate, maroon, foxy, tan, brunette, whitey brown, fawn-colored, snuff-colored, liver-colored, brown as a berry, brown as mahogany, brown as the oak leaves, khaki, sun-burnt, tanned.
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