Definition of Auburn

1. Adjective. (of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown. "Auburn hair"

Similar to: Chromatic

Definition of Auburn

1. a. Flaxen- colored.

Definition of Auburn

1. Noun. A dark reddish-brown colour, often used to describe hair colour. ¹

2. Adjective. Of a reddish-brown colour. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Auburn

1. a reddish brown color [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Auburn

aubade
aubades
auberge
auberges
aubergine
aubergines
aubertite
aubretia
aubretias
aubrieta
aubrietas
aubrietia
aubrietias
aubrite
aubrites
auburn (current term)
auburns
auceps
aucepses
auchenium
auction
auction block
auction bridge
auction call
auction house
auction off
auction pitch
auction sale
auctionability
auctionable

Literary usage of Auburn

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1906)
"claimed to receive and did receive and open all letters addressed to the auburn-Lynn Shoe Company. When the auburn-Lynn Shoe Company commenced business, ..."

2. Annual Report by Correctional Association of New York (1864)
"auburn PRISON. NEW YORK, July 1, 1863. The undersigned, appointed on the committee to visit and inspect the State Prison at auburn, respectfully report: ..."

3. A Study of Women Delinquents in New York State by Mabel Ruth Fernald, Mary Holmes Stevens Hayes, Almena Dawley, Beardsley Ruml (1920)
"(c) auburn Women and auburn Men For purposes of comparison with the group of auburn women, we are relying mainly on data obtained by Dr. Frank L. Heacox on ..."

4. Annual Report by Correctional Association of New York (1904)
"STATE PRISON AT auburn. I visited the State prison at auburn in the fall. There is little new to report in regard to this institution, ..."

5. America, Historical, Statistic, and Descriptive by James Silk Buckingham (1841)
"Description of the Town of auburn. WE left Canandaigua on the morning of Saturday, the eighth of September, for auburn, and, following the usual ..."

6. The Christian Examiner (1844)
"The " Mount auburn," in many parts, strikes us as a feeble translation of the ... We fear that the lyre which " Mount auburn" and " Sweet auburn" cannot ..."

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