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[ aw-bern ] / ˈɔ bərn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR auburn ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna reddish-brown or golden-brown color. adjectivehaving auburn color: auburn hair. Origin of auburn1400–50; late Middle English abo(u)rne blond <Middle French, Old French auborne,alborne<Latin alburnus whitish. See alburnum Words nearby auburnauberge, aubergine, Aubervilliers, Aubrey, aubrietia, auburn, Aubusson, A.U.C., Auckland, Auckland Islands, au contraire Definition for auburn (2 of 2)[ aw-bern ] / ˈɔ bərn /
nouna city in central New York: state prison. a city in E Alabama. a city in W central Washington. a city in SW Maine, on the Androscoggin River. a city in central Massachusetts. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for auburnMcCarron was regarded by many as a prime candidate for the Heisman until the loss to Auburn. The Heisman ‘Bad Boys’: Jameis Winston, Johnny Manziel, and Who Should Really Win|Allen Barra|December 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST The kick was predictably short, and Auburn unpredictably returned it for a touchdown. Alabama Coach Nick Saban’s Folly: Great Coaches Protect Their Players|Stuart Stevens|December 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST Last spring, Ellie Claxton, a 19-year-old freshman at Auburn University, entered a contest. Meet Lulu: An App That Lets Girls Rate Guys Anonymously|Isabel Wilkinson|August 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST After serving six years in the CIA, he is now retired and lives in Auburn, Alabama. What It Takes to Protect Obama on a Middle East Trip|Melissa Leon|March 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They deserve their outing, Auburn Police Chief Phillip Crowell told The Daily Beast. ‘Zumba Madam’ Allegedly Used Maine Dance Studio As Brothel and Made Videos of Customers|Winston Ross|October 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST Probably the auburn tresses of Elizabeth had made blonde wigs fashionable. A Book of the Play|Dutton Cook A huge agave, or century plant, is now blooming at Auburn, N.Y. Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886|Various Lower and lower bent the auburn head until the man could no longer see the troubled face. The Secret of the Storm Country|Grace Miller White Lissoy is its Irish name, but Auburn does not seem to be an Irish name at all. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland|T. O. Russell "Of course, there were no detectors set up in advance around Auburn," he said. The Answer|Henry Beam Piper
British Dictionary definitions for auburn
noun- a moderate reddish-brown colour
- (as adjective)auburn hair
Word Origin for auburnC15 (originally meaning: blond): from Old French alborne blond, from Medieval Latin alburnus whitish, from Latin albus white 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 Words related to auburnnut, rust, tawny, chestnut, copper, hazel, henna, russet, titian |