brunette
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bru·nette
(bro͞o-nĕt′)adj.
Having brown hair.
n.
A girl or woman with brown hair.
[French, feminine of brunet; see brunet.]
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brunette
(bruːˈnɛt)n
a girl or woman with dark brown hair
adj
(Colours) dark brown: brunette hair.
[C17: from French, feminine of brunet dark, brownish, from brun brown, of Germanic origin; see brown]
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bru•nette
(bruˈnɛt)adj.
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.
n. 3. a person, esp. a female, with such coloration.
[1705–15; < French; feminine of brunet]
bru•nette′ness, n.
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Noun | 1. | brunette - a person with dark (brown) hair |
Adj. | 1. | brunette - marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty" |
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Translations
سَمْراء، سَوْداء
tmavovláska
brunette
tummaverikkö
barna nõ
dökkhærî stúlka
brunetė
brunete
brunetka
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brunette
[bruːˈnɛt] n → (femme f) brune fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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brunette
(bruːˈnet) noun a woman with brown or dark hair. He prefers blondes to brunettes.
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brunet
, brunettea. trigueño-a, de piel oscura.
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