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Word entry · 8 letters

brunette

Best crossword clue

"Dark-haired person"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /bɹuˈnɛt/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted beenrttuStarts with BEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1B2R3U4N5E6T7T8E

Definitions

  1. A person with dark brown hair.

Word origin

Borrowed from French brunette, the feminine form of brunet, from brun (“brown”). Doublet of burnet.

Used in a sentence

  • The housekeeper, a very decorative brunette of thirty-five with a pseudo-English accent, greeted him with a mixture of grateful effusion and condescending patronage.
  • Brownheads or brunettes use a darker red than blondes and redheads.
  • FOR THE BLONDE. . . […] FOR THE BROWNETTE. . . […] FOR THE REDETTE. . . […] FOR THE BRUNETTE. . . whose coloring is accented with nationally known Barbara Gould beauty aids— […]

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