Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having dark or brown hair.
- noun A girl or woman with dark or brown hair.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A woman with dark hair and eyes and brown or dark complexion.
- Dark in color; having a brownish or olive tone: said of the complexion.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of a woman or girl, having brown or black hair.
- noun A girl or woman with brown or black hair.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person with dark (brown) hair
- adjective marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The complexion of the former class is that which we call a brunette, and the skin is most delicately smooth and soft.
The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: Its Cause and Consequences Sir John Barrow 1806
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Jacqueline Carey's books, when recently released in Japan, were printed with blonde chicks on the cover because apparently in Japan, even being a brunette is inadequate.
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The Southern-born brunette is giving love a second chance as she watches twenty-five hotties battle it out for her affection.
“The Bachelorette” Jeese Csincsak DeAnna Pappas Breakup 2008
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What do you call a brunette and 3 blondes on the streetcorner?
I say no peeking - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Her nurse, the brunette from the dock, enters with a glass of buttermilk.
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Her nurse, the brunette from the dock, enters with a glass of buttermilk.
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Her nurse, the brunette from the dock, enters with a glass of buttermilk.
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What do you call a brunette in a room full of blondes?
HOT! HOT! HOT! Teresa 2005
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What do you call a brunette in a room full of blondes?
Archive 2005-07-01 Teresa 2005
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What do you call a brunette in a room full of blondes?
HOT! HOT! HOT! Teresa 2005
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