Auburn

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  • noun. A moderate reddish brown to brown.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Originally, whitish or flaxen-colored; now, reddish-brown: generally applied to hair.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Flaxen-colored.
  • adjective. Reddish brown.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A dark reddish-brown colour, often used to describe hair colour.
  • adjective. Of a reddish-brown colour.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. (of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown
  • Word Usage
    "Being able to indulge in the insignia of wealth, even without being the good fellow he is, Ernest finds it is of little significance that his hair is "what fond mothers term auburn," while Dawn's triumphs were assured from the outset."
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