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- adjective having the brown color of chestnuts
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Examples
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In "Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery" 1644, the 38-year-old Rembrandt followed longstanding conventions by depicting Jesus with pale skin, a high forehead and flowing chestnut-colored hair.
The Look of Salvation Jonathan Lopez 2011
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Far below was Barkin on his chestnut-colored horse, trotting up the causeway to the Aerie, the carved pillar of rock that Lord Umber called home.
End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011
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I found it, she said, spotting a charred bit of chestnut-colored fur by her toe.
Around Power Lines Angela Lutz 2011
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I found it, she said, spotting a charred bit of chestnut-colored fur by her toe.
Around Power Lines Angela Lutz 2011
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Far below was Barkin on his chestnut-colored horse, trotting up the causeway to the Aerie, the carved pillar of rock that Lord Umber called home.
End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011
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The bride's long, chestnut-colored hair is pulled back in a half-up style, held by a tiara on top and draped in a flowing veil.
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Learning inside those chestnut-colored buildings in Boulder was oddly intimidating.
Esteban L. Hernandez: You Won't Be Alone Esteban L. Hernandez 2011
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Learning inside those chestnut-colored buildings in Boulder was oddly intimidating.
Esteban L. Hernandez: You Won't Be Alone Esteban L. Hernandez 2011
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The bride's long, chestnut-colored hair is pulled back in a half-up style, held by a tiara on top and draped in a flowing veil.
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A translucent, chestnut-colored liquid is brought to the table in a snifter, where the server mists it with Armagnac—the diner thinks she is getting liqueur, but she is, in fact, drinking a perfectly clear squab consommé, redolent with the scent of the autumn hunt.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011
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