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brunes

brunes is the plural of brune.

Meaning of brune

Noun

brune (plural brunes)

  1. (uncommon) A brunette.
    • This conclusion is dangerous in the extreme; for fashion, and the love of display are two of the most dangerous enemies to woman’s empire, By their imperious laws, the blond, and the brune, the blooming girl, the finished woman, and the widow un peu passee, are all compelled to wear the same...1828 September 22, “Female Dress”, in The Opera Glass. Devoted to the Fine Arts, Literature, and the Drama., volume I, number 3, page 18, column 1

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Proper noun capitalized: Brunes

Brunes

  1. (plural) plural of Brune

Questions about brunes

What is brunes the plural of?
Brunes is the plural of brune.
What part of speech is brunes?
Brunes is a proper noun.

Words near brunes in the dictionary

  1. Brunells
  2. bruneomycin
  3. Bruner
  4. Brunerian
  5. Bruners
  6. brunes
  7. brunescence
  8. brunescent
  9. brunet
  10. brunetness
  11. brunets

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