brunet

[ broo-net ]

/ bruˈnɛt /

(especially of a male) brunette.

a person, usually a male, with dark hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.

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1885–90; < French, equivalent to brun brown + -et -et

Related formsbru·net·ness, noun

“We have to replace people every 15 minutes because it is so hot,” said Brunet.
Inside the Brutal Clean-up Efforts in Lac-Megantic|Christine Pelisek|July 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Most of the 40 homes destroyed by the blast no longer exist, says Brunet, so finding remains is next to impossible.
Inside the Brutal Clean-up Efforts in Lac-Megantic|Christine Pelisek|July 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“We are doing our best but we have to preserve the evidence,” said Brunet.
Inside the Brutal Clean-up Efforts in Lac-Megantic|Christine Pelisek|July 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Some of the utility poles that were left standing “have a bizarre warped shape,” says Brunet.
Inside the Brutal Clean-up Efforts in Lac-Megantic|Christine Pelisek|July 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Meanwhile, says Brunet, the police are launching a massive criminal probe into the explosion.
‘It Was Like Hiroshima’: A Tour Through the Quebec Town Destroyed by a Runaway Train|Christine Pelisek|July 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Brunet as an "Inchruler," 26—his description of an Elzevir Cæsar, ib.
The Book-Hunter|John Hill Burton
Brunet wrote that at this sale the thermometer of the bibliomania reached its highest point.
Prices of Books|Henry B. Wheatley
It must be confessed that Brunet has, in this publication, executed a difficult task with great ability.
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness|Thomas Frognall Dibdin
For general literature Brunet's Manual stands pre-eminent in its popularity.
How to Form a Library, 2nd ed|H. B. Wheatley
General Brunet had not yet completed all his arrangements when the signal-rockets were fired.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell

"dark-complexioned person," 1887, from French brunet, diminutive of brun "brown," which is from a Germanic source (see brown (adj.)).