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bru⋅nette
[broo-net] 
–adjective
| 1. | (of hair, eyes, skin, etc.) of a dark color or tone. |
| 2. | (of a person) having dark hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin. |
–noun
| 3. | a person, esp. a female, with such coloration. |
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| bru·nette (brōō-nět') adj. Having dark or brown hair. n. A girl or woman with dark or brown hair. [French, feminine of brunet; see brunet.] |
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Brunette
Bru*nette"\, n. [F. brunet, brunette, brownish, dim. of brun, brune, brown, fr. OHG. br?n. See Brown, a.] A girl or woman with a somewhat brown or dark complexion. -- a. Having a dark tint.
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Language Translation for : brunette
Spanish:
morena,
German:
die Brünette,
Japanese:
ブルネット
brunette
1669, from Fr. brunette, from O.Fr. brunet, fem. dim. of brun "brown," of Gmc. origin (see brown). The metathesized form, O.Fr. burnete, is the source of the surname Burnett. Burnete was also used of a wool-dyed cloth of superior quality, originally dark brown.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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