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Webster 1913 Edition


Auburn

Au′burn

,
Adj.
[OE.
auburne
blonde, OF.
alborne
,
auborne
, fr. LL.
alburnus
whitish, fr. L.
albus
white. Cf.
Alburn
.]
1.
Flaxen-colored.
[Obs.]
Florio.
2.
Reddish brown.
His
auburn
locks on either shoulder flowed.
Dryden.

Webster 1828 Edition


Auburn

AU'BURN

,
Adj.
Brown; of a dark color.
His auburn locks on either shoulder flowed.