auburn
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- noun
- /ˈɔːbərn/
- But now, the freckles are gone and everybody says my hair is auburn now.
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Watch on YouTubeBut the four colors in this set are Auburn Jean, so it's kind of like a brownish wine color, Black, bronze and Navy.
- But the four colors in this set are Auburn Jean, so it's kind of like a brownish wine color, Black, bronze and Navy.
- It's the lime green one with the little little brush on the side, but I use the color light to Auburn or whatever it was.
Examples
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5'7", auburn hair, beautiful brown eyes.
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A youngish man with dyed auburn hair walks up to us and unlocks the rusted gates.
Fiction book (1994) -
All he really registered was the auburn hair and the troubled green eyes.
Fiction book (1995) -
I say "MCR1," you would say "Auburn hair."
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You with your raven black hair and me with my auburn.
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Her auburn rinse is no longer a secret in Surbiton.
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And the head and face of this picture did look like the auburn-haired Peggy.
Fiction book (1996) -
She's about your height and weight, got your same beautiful auburn hair, and she's smart enough and pretty enough to win men over in short order.
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Joanne sat propped on high pillows, her auburn hair, darkened by grease, falling limply to her shoulders.
Fiction book (1994) -
She was known for her striking auburn hair that shimmered in the sunlight.
Synonyms
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A brown color with a slight red tint
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A deep reddish-brown color like the wood used in furniture
How Reddish-Brown
Surface Forms
Etymology
Auburn comes from the Latin root albus, which once meant 'white', but the word's sense changed over time to mean a warm 'reddish-brown' color. That's why the noun auburn names that brown-red shade, often used for hair or animal fur.