: a moderate brown
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Emily Palmer, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
Painters Rubens, Ingres and Rossetti all depicted Joan with flowing auburn hair and heavy full plated armor.
—Tacita Quinn, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
Julia Teti, WWD, 15 Sep. 2024
With his floppy auburn hair, David oozed charisma despite seeming furtive, somewhat ill-at-ease, and in a hurry.
—Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
After her 17-year-old daughter was found drowned in a shallow body of water, her waist-length auburn hair hacked off and a 100-lb. log over her body, Irene Avila took comfort in the company of her daughter’s best friend, sharing in their mutual grief.
—Emily Palmer, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
Painters Rubens, Ingres and Rossetti all depicted Joan with flowing auburn hair and heavy full plated armor.
—Tacita Quinn, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
Noun
The actress wore the Tiffany & Co. Archives earrings in platinum with diamonds, Tiffany & Co. Archives bracelet in platinum with diamonds and statement ring in platinum with diamonds also by Tiffany & Co.
Aniston opted to wear her signature auburn locks in a layered, straight look with a side part.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 15 Sep. 2024
With his floppy auburn hair, David oozed charisma despite seeming furtive, somewhat ill-at-ease, and in a hurry.
—Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Auburn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auburn. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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Auburn
geographical name
Au·burn
ˈȯ-bərn 
1
city in eastern Alabama population 53,380
Note: Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama.
2
city on the Androscoggin River in southwestern Maine population 23,055
3
city in central New York population 27,687
4
city east-northeast of Tacoma in western Washington population 70,180
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