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  • noun Plural form of brunet.

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Examples

  • I never knew any blue-eyed blonds with Spanish surnames, but I do know brown-eyed brunets with Hispanic mothers and Anglo fathers.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Conflicting Rationales for Affirmative Action in Higher Education: 2007

  • Preparing for the final “Rose Ceremony,” Jenni and DeAnna, lookalike brunets, worked themselves into wild-eyed frenzies at the prospect of being Mrs. Womack.

    The Bachelor: Only Thorns 2007

  • According to a US study, blonds are twice as likely to be left-handed as brunets and redheads. posted by John @ 10:04 AM

    It's raining here John 2005

  • Videssians were a swarthy folk, almost all of them brunets.

    Bridge of the Separator Turtledove, Harry 2005

  • According to a US study, blonds are twice as likely to be left-handed as brunets and redheads. posted by John @ 10:04 AM

    Archive 2005-02-01 John 2005

  • How much darker, I noted, did my hair, and that of the other brunets look, when it was wet.

    Dancer Of Gor Norman, John, 1931- 1986

  • Auburn hair is generally thought to be the most prized hair on Gor, but I myself generally prefer brunets.

    Renegades Of Gor Norman, John 1986

  • To be sure, I might have been (pg. 176) somewhat prejudiced, for I remembered Klio's lovely dark hair, and I tend to be partial to brunets.

    Renegades Of Gor Norman, John 1986

  • The brunets sparkled amid the blond types — ranged all the way from fairest yellow hair and palest blue eyes down through the richer tones to dark gray eyes and deep brown hair.

    The Red Game of War 1914

  • These peoples are all primarily long-headed and dark brunets.

    Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Donald Alexander Mackenzie 1904

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