From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Blond \Blond\, Blonde \Blonde\, a. [F., fair, light, of
uncertain origin; cf. AS. blonden-feax gray-haired, old,
prop. blended-haired, as a mixture of white and brown or
black. See {Blend}, v. t. ]
Of a fair color; light-colored; as, blond hair; a blond
complexion.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Blonde \Blonde\, n. [F.]
1. A person of very fair complexion, with light hair and
light blue eyes. [Written also {blond}.]
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2. [So called from its color.] A kind of silk lace originally
of the color of raw silk, now sometimes dyed; -- called
also {blond lace}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
blonde
adj 1: being or having light colored skin and hair and usually
blue or grey eyes; "blond Scandinavians"; "a house full
of light-haired children" [syn: {blond}, {blonde},
{light-haired}] [ant: {brunet}, {brunette}]
n 1: a person with fair skin and hair [syn: {blond}, {blonde}]
2: a light grayish yellow to near white [syn: {blond}, {blonde}]
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