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brunette

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bru·nette /bruːˈnet/ noun [countable]  WOMANa woman with dark brown hair 深褐色头发的女子 blonde
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brunetteOn either side of him are scantily clad voluptuous females, a blonde and a brunette.They were blond and brunette and red-haired, wearing it long and straight or kinky and fuzzy.Vi, the diminutive brunette sister, is a ditsy aspiring actress played by Heather Goldenhersh.The elegant brunette was thinner, longer, and more sophisticated.Both pictured a glamorous brunette, at least a dozen years older than herself.Even prettier was the petite brunette of about seventeen who showed me to my room.a slim brunetteThe brunette was strikingly attractive in a way that was dramatically enhanced by make-up and clothes.
Origin brunette (1600-1700) French brun brown
bru·nette nounChineseSyllable
with a brown hair Corpus dark woman


brunette
brunette /bruːˈnet/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: French
 Origin: brun 'brown'
a woman with dark brown hair ⇨ blonde


bru·netteBrE /bruːˈnet/ 🔊NAmE /bruːˈnet/ 🔊 noun(sometimes offensive) a white-skinned woman with dark brown hair 深褐色头发的白人女子   compare blonde noun, redhead