brune
Americanadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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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 Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
"She's the sort of brune that colors well," he thought.
From Not Pretty, but Precious by J. W. (John William) De Forest
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
Lines, features, the pale brune coloring, were there; but where was Nan?
From The Messenger by Elizabeth Robins
Her hair was a brown which hardly escaped being ruddy, and her skin matched it, lacking alike the dusky warmth of the brune and the purity of the blonde.
From Joan Thursday by Louis Joseph Vance
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