brune
Americanadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Un hebbt wi nix as brune Per, Jehann, so is't ok gut!
From Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)
She knew quite well that Gaston's name had oft been coupled with that of Mlle. de St. Romans—"la belle brune de Bordeaux," as she was universally called—daughter of the gallant Maréchal just home from Flanders.
From Petticoat Rule by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
"Olive brune; about my height; and the loveliest, most tragic eyes...."
From Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel by Vance, Louis Joseph
Queen Marie had heard vague rumours anent the early reputation of "la belle brune de Bordeaux"; this very nick-name, freely bandied about, grated on her puritanic ear.
From Petticoat Rule by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
De la cascade jusques � St Martin, on voit fr�quemment � sa gauche des couches singuli�rement contourn�es, et toujours dans cette esp�ce de pierre calcaire brune que nous suivons depuis si long-tems.
From Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4) by Hutton, James
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