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Adjective
Her auburn hair was worn down with a middle part and her glam featured such standout elements as bold brows and lined eyes with glossy lips.—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 July 2025 By twenty-six, Sam was fully formed—auburn hair, a mustache, and a wardrobe permanently under siege from smoke, whiskey, and the grime of vagabond living.—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
Patrons roam the halls in his signature anti-blue-light glasses, the auburn lenses making their eyes look like flies, trapped timelessly in amber.—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 26 June 2025 In 2023, the star hopped on the Ariel hair trend and dyed her hair a glossy, deep auburn ahead of fall.—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for auburn
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English auborne blond, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin alburnus whitish, from Latin alburnum sapwood
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