brunet

[ broo-net ]
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adjective
  1. (especially of a male) brunette.

noun
  1. a person, usually a male, with dark hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.

Origin of brunet

1
1885–90; <French, equivalent to brunbrown + -et-et

Other words from brunet

  • bru·net·ness, noun

Words Nearby brunet

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How to use brunet in a sentence

  • brunet wrote that at this sale the thermometer of the bibliomania reached its highest point.

    Prices of Books | Henry B. Wheatley
  • "Desire brunet to be in readiness to walk out with this gentleman," he said, briefly, and the servant retired.

    In the Days of My Youth | Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards
  • To my amazement, however, brunet came back with a small sealed box in his hands.

    In the Days of My Youth | Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards
  • This was then replaced by the architect brunet with an iron cupola covered with sheet copper.

  • A slighter and long-headed brunet type is found south of Hindu Kush.

    Indian Myth and Legend | Donald Alexander Mackenzie