nutbrown
[ nuht-broun ]
/ ˈnʌtˈbraʊn /
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adjective
dark brown, as many nuts when ripe.
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Nüsslein-Volhard, nut, nutant, nutate, nutation, nutbrown, nutcase, nutcracker, Nutcracker Suite, nut dash, nutgall
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Example sentences from the Web for nutbrown
Sir knight and comrade, hither comes one, no nutbrown maid is she, but the fairest of all fair women in this world.
Guingamor, Lanval, Tyolet, Bisclaveret|Marie De FranceAt first, during the autumn days, she had used it for a scamper through the nutbrown woods.
The Girl From Tim's Place|Charles Clark MunnIt began with the College exercise, and ended with the “Nutbrown Maid.”
A snow-white moustache and imperial made his nutbrown complexion appear darker than it really was.
A Set of Six|Joseph Conrad
British Dictionary definitions for nutbrown
nutbrown
/ (ˈnʌtˈbraʊn) /
adjective
of a brownish colour, esp a reddish-brownnutbrown hair
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