auburn

¹

[ aw-bern ]

noun

1. a reddish-brown or golden-brown color.

adjective

1. having auburn color:

   auburn hair.

Auburn

²

[ aw-bern ]

noun

1. a city in central New York: state prison.
2. a city in E Alabama.
3. a city in W central Washington.
4. a city in SW Maine, on the Androscoggin River.
5. a city in central Massachusetts.

auburn

/ ˈɔːbən /

noun

1. 1. a moderate reddish-brown colour
   2. ( as adjective )

      auburn hair

Word History and Origins

Origin of auburn¹

1400–50; late Middle English abo ( u ) rne blond < Middle French, Old French auborne, alborne < Latin alburnus whitish. See alburnum

Word History and Origins

Origin of auburn¹

C15 (originally meaning: blond): from Old French alborne blond, from Medieval Latin alburnus whitish, from Latin albus white

Example Sentences

McCarron was regarded by many as a prime candidate for the Heisman until the loss to Auburn.

From The Daily Beast

The kick was predictably short, and Auburn unpredictably returned it for a touchdown.

From The Daily Beast

Last spring, Ellie Claxton, a 19-year-old freshman at Auburn University, entered a contest.

From The Daily Beast

After serving six years in the CIA, he is now retired and lives in Auburn, Alabama.

From The Daily Beast

They deserve their outing, Auburn Police Chief Phillip Crowell told The Daily Beast.

From The Daily Beast

An Irish clergyman insisted that it was the little hamlet of Auburn, in the county of Westmeath.

From Project Gutenberg

She had bright auburn hair, dark hazel eyes, a fair complexion, and a "dimpled chin."

From Project Gutenberg

The morning sun, about four hours high, played through his rumpled hair, the auburn gleaming like flame.

From Project Gutenberg

Auburn—a village on the Isis, in the parish of Hill and county of Somerset.

From Project Gutenberg

The colour of this beard and of his hair—which he wore pretty long—was a light auburn.

From Project Gutenberg