Auburn
adjective
A reddish-brown color, usually referring to hair color.
She let her auburn hair hang loose over her shoulders.
Often appears as...
- auburn hair
- auburn curls
adjective
A reddish-brown color, usually referring to hair color.
She let her auburn hair hang loose over her shoulders.
Often appears as...
- auburn hair
- auburn curls
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Hair Color Specific
Primarily used to describe human hair, sometimes horse coats, not objects or other colors.
He admired his horse's shiny auburn coat.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Bright Red
Auburn is a muted, natural red, distinct from bright or artificial red hues.
The leaves turned a soft auburn, not the vibrant red of last fall.
Pro Tip 3/3Autumnal Associations
The color auburn often evokes the feeling of autumn due to its resemblance to fall foliage.
Her auburn scarf matched the season's palette.
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Living in a shadow PIPE...
of a woman with wavy auburn hair and vivid blue eyes self-effacing but stubborn an idealist and an imp she played the banjo and surfed and the women she depicted smoking fighting huge
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The fascinating history...
or the 72-acre Mt. Auburn in Cambridge, Massachusetts were lushly landscaped gardens filled with sculpted stones and ornate tombs. Once a luxury reserved for the rich and powerful,
Video examples
Living in a shadow PIPE...
of a woman with wavy auburn hair and vivid blue eyes self-effacing but stubborn an idealist and an imp she played the banjo and surfed and the women she depicted smoking fighting huge
Video examples
The fascinating history...
or the 72-acre Mt. Auburn in Cambridge, Massachusetts were lushly landscaped gardens filled with sculpted stones and ornate tombs. Once a luxury reserved for the rich and powerful,
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Quote examples
Brittany Howard
American Musician
For my band's debut tour in 2011, we road-tripped across the country in a 15-passenger van. It was the first time I'd left Alabama. I drove through scenery I'd only ever seen in calendars: auburn leaves falling in Vermont, the sun setting over purple mountains in Arizona. It was incredible.
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Tim Hudson
American Athlete
Auburn is a very small, quiet college town, a different kind of place geographically and culturally.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
When red-haired people are above a certain social grade their hair is auburn.
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Brittany Howard
American Musician
For my band's debut tour in 2011, we road-tripped across the country in a 15-passenger van. It was the first time I'd left Alabama. I drove through scenery I'd only ever seen in calendars: auburn leaves falling in Vermont, the sun setting over purple mountains in Arizona. It was incredible.
Quote examples
Tim Hudson
American Athlete
Auburn is a very small, quiet college town, a different kind of place geographically and culturally.
Quote examples
Mark Twain
American Writer
When red-haired people are above a certain social grade their hair is auburn.
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