From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
brunet \bru*net"\, Brunette \Bru*nette"\, adj.
1. being or having dark-colored skin and hair; contrasted
with {blond}. [Narrower terms: {adust, sunburned burned
brown by the sun}; {black, brown}; {black-haired,
dark-haired}; {browned, suntanned, tanned}; {grizzled,
roan}; {nutbrown}]
[WordNet 1.5] brunet
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
brunet \bru*net"\, Brunette \Bru*nette"\, n. [F. brunet,
brunette, brownish, dim. of brun, brune, brown, fr. OHG.
br?n. See {Brown}, a.]
A girl or woman with a somewhat brown or dark complexion. --
a. Having a dark tint.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
brunette
adj 1: marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or
skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty" [syn: {brunet},
{brunette}] [ant: {blond}, {blonde}, {light-haired}]
n 1: a person with dark (brown) hair [syn: {brunet}, {brunette}]
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