cinnamon-brown love

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as phenylene brown (which see, under brown).

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Examples

  • Have a scrambled egg and bowl of cinnamon-brown sugar oatmeal with raisins for breakfast or dinner.

    WTF, Seriously. JLK 2009

  • A cinnamon-brown—skinned woman with a big Pam Grier as Foxy Brown Fro asked me if I needed help.

    THE EXORSISTAH CLAUDIA MAIR BURNEY 2008

  • And then, as if the lily needed to be gilded, I generally sprinkle the top with a cinnamon-brown sugar mixture.

    dimply plum cake | smitten kitchen 2008

  • A cinnamon-brown—skinned woman with a big Pam Grier as Foxy Brown Fro asked me if I needed help.

    THE EXORSISTAH CLAUDIA MAIR BURNEY 2008

  • The new Heather went to the counter, swept her long cinnamon-brown hair out of her eyes and tucked it behind her shoulders.

    Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2004

  • The decayed wood of cinnamon-brown, forming the inner surface of the tree, and the warm evening glow, reflected in at the top, suffused the cavity with a faint mellow radiance.

    The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid 2003

  • Her cinnamon-brown eyes were sparkling with tears and she was smiling, her lower lip trembling with suppressed emotions.

    A Man Alone Mckenna, Lindsay 2001

  • Clasping his hands at her waist, he lifted her slightly, turning her so that he could look into her eyes, those warm, cinnamon-brown eyes that told him how much she loved him.

    Emily And The Stranger Barton, Beverly 1998

  • She had cinnamon-brown eyes and warm brown hair that cascaded down her back in waves.

    Night World No. 1 L.J. Smith 1996

  • Then they both looked at Mary-Lynnette, cinnamon-brown eyes and golden eyes fixed intently on her face.

    Night World No. 1 L.J. Smith 1996

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