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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, especially a female, with such coloration.
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Brunette
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Example Sentences
- Throughout the past theatrical season it has been evident that the brunette has been regaining her place in the.
- She's a tall, striking brunette with pouty lips and oil spills for eyes.
- The woman in question was a cagey brunette suspected of chiseling her.
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Word Origin & History
brunette
1660s, from Fr. brunette (masc. brunet), from O.Fr. brunet "brownish, brown-haired, dark-complexioned," fem. dim. of brun "brown" (12c.), of W.Gmc. origin (see brown). The metathesized form, O.Fr. burnete, is the source of the surname Burnett. Burnete also was used of a wool-dyed
EXPANDcloth of superior quality, originally dark brown.
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