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brunet
CIDE DICTIONARY
brunet, adj.
being or having dark-colored skin and hair; contrasted with blond . [WordNet 1.5]
brunet, n. [F. brunet, brunette, brownish, dim. of brun, brune, brown, fr. OHG. brn. See Brown, a. ].
A girl or woman with a somewhat brown or dark complexion. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
brunet
ash blond, auburn-haired, beige, black-haired, black-locked, bleached blond, blond, brown, brown-haired, brownish, brownish-yellow, carrottop, chocolate, cinnamon, cocoa, cocoa-brown, coffee, coffee-brown, dark-skinned, drab, dun, dun-brown, dun-drab, dusky, ecru, fawn, fawn-colored, fuscous, goldilocks, grege, hazel, honey blond, khaki, lurid, nut-brown, olive-brown, olive-drab, peroxide blond, platinum blond, raven-haired, raven-tressed, redhead, seal, seal-brown, sepia, snuff-colored, sorrel, strawberry blond, swart, swarth, swarthy, tan, taupe, tawny, toast, toast-brown, towhead, umber, umber-colored, walnut, walnut-brown, xanthous, yellowish-brownFor further exploring for "brunet" in Webster Dictionary Online