brune
Americanadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
She was brune and broad, her eyes of changeful color, and her temper wifely.
From Melomaniacs by James Huneker
He's hans' so small, ma'amzelle, lak you's, mais brune.
From The Goodness of St. Rocque and Other Stories by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson
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