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nutbrown

[ nuht-broun ]

adjective

  1. dark brown, as many nuts when ripe.


nutbrown

/ ˈʌˈʊ /

adjective

  1. of a brownish colour, esp a reddish-brown

    nutbrown hair

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of nutbrown1

1250–1300; Middle English. See nut, brown
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Example Sentences

Winifred the otter, and the beaver, in company with that reprobate Ambrose Spike, are testing the quality of the October nutbrown ale.

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The tale of two nutbrown hares, who try to express their affection for each other, became a children's classic.

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At first, during the autumn days, she had used it for a scamper through the nutbrown woods.

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Brownie,—that's all my own name for you,—isn't it, you nutbrown maid!

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The curtains all parted, and from the midst of each there stepped a little nutbrown maid, who seemed too lovely to be Indian.

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