Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
phenylene brown (which see, underbrown ).
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Examples
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Have a scrambled egg and bowl of cinnamon-brown sugar oatmeal with raisins for breakfast or dinner.
WTF, Seriously. JLK 2009
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A cinnamon-brown—skinned woman with a big Pam Grier as Foxy Brown Fro asked me if I needed help.
THE EXORSISTAH CLAUDIA MAIR BURNEY 2008
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And then, as if the lily needed to be gilded, I generally sprinkle the top with a cinnamon-brown sugar mixture.
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A cinnamon-brown—skinned woman with a big Pam Grier as Foxy Brown Fro asked me if I needed help.
THE EXORSISTAH CLAUDIA MAIR BURNEY 2008
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The new Heather went to the counter, swept her long cinnamon-brown hair out of her eyes and tucked it behind her shoulders.
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The decayed wood of cinnamon-brown, forming the inner surface of the tree, and the warm evening glow, reflected in at the top, suffused the cavity with a faint mellow radiance.
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Her cinnamon-brown eyes were sparkling with tears and she was smiling, her lower lip trembling with suppressed emotions.
A Man Alone Mckenna, Lindsay 2001
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Clasping his hands at her waist, he lifted her slightly, turning her so that he could look into her eyes, those warm, cinnamon-brown eyes that told him how much she loved him.
Emily And The Stranger Barton, Beverly 1998
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She had cinnamon-brown eyes and warm brown hair that cascaded down her back in waves.
Night World No. 1 L.J. Smith 1996
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Then they both looked at Mary-Lynnette, cinnamon-brown eyes and golden eyes fixed intently on her face.
Night World No. 1 L.J. Smith 1996
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