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blond

Main Entry:: ¹blond
Variant(s):: or blonde \ˈbländ\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Anglo-French blunt, blound, masculine, blounde, feminine
Date:: 15th century

1: of a flaxen, golden, light auburn, or pale yellowish-brown color <blond hair>; also : having blond hair <a blond man> —spelled blond when used of a boy or man and often blonde when used of a girl or woman2 a: of a light color b: of the color blond c: made light-colored by bleaching <blond wood table>

— blond·ish

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\ˈblän-dish\ adjective

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