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AUBURN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does auburn mean?
• AUBURN (adjective)
The adjective AUBURN has 1 sense:
1. (of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown
Familiarity information: AUBURN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown
Context example:
auburn hair
Similar:
chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)
Context examples
His hair is auburn, not red, and he was very polite, and I had a delicious redowa with him.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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