brune
Americanadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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"Elles sont toujours au premier rang a l'eglise et a la promenade; une blonde superbe, une jolie espiegle, une belle brune."
From The Professor by Brontë, Charlotte
She was brune and broad, her eyes of changeful color, and her temper wifely.
From Melomaniacs by Huneker, James
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 Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
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)
Lines, features, the pale brune coloring, were there; but where was Nan?
From The Messenger by Robins, Elizabeth
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