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brunet - 2 dictionary results

bru⋅net

  [broo-net]
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–adjective
1. (esp. of a male) brunette.
–noun
2. a person, usually a male, with dark hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.
Origin:
1885–90; < F, equiv. to brun brown + -et -et

Related forms:
bru⋅net⋅ness, noun
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bru·net   (brōō-nět')   
adj.  
  1. Of a dark complexion or coloring.
  2. Having dark brown or black hair or eyes.
n.  A person with dark brown hair.

[French, from Old French, diminutive of brun, brown, of Germanic origin; see bher-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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