brune
Americanadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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But presently some defect presented itself, it sounded less apt, more suited to a blue-eyed daughter of a viking than to one so brune as she.
From The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel by Edgar Saltus
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 F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller
"Olive brune; about my height; and the loveliest, most tragic eyes...."
From Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel by Louis Joseph Vance
She was very handsome, with a certain fine, rich coloring that belongs to the healthy brune type.
From The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin
Yes, the quaint old French fits her to a nicety: 'Elle ne fu oscure ne brune, Ains fu clere comme la lune, Envers qui les autres estoiles Ressemblent petites chandoiles.'
From Birds of Prey by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
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