auburn

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They give it euphemistic and deceitful names--auburn, bronze, Titian.

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  1. noun A moderate reddish brown to brown.

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  1. Middle English, from Old French aborne, blond, from Latin alburnus, whitish, from albus, white; see albho- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Early modern English auborn, abourne (also abrown, abroun, abrune, simulating brown), from Middle English auburne, awburne (defined “citrinus,” i. e., citron-colored, in Prompt. Parv.), from Old French auborne, alborne = Italian alburno, auburn, from Middle Latin alburnus, whitish, from Latin albus, white. Cf. alburn, alburnum.
 

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