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olive-skinned

adjective as in brunet

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As a thirty-six-year-old olive-skinned Puerto Rican woman, Maddy had been doubly lonely since the first week of trial.

In all likelihood, he was—like his disciples and contemporaries—dark-haired, dark-eyed, and olive-skinned.

In swarms they arrived—black-browed, olive-skinned, chattering like apes.

On her right sat a small, polished, olive-skinned man, who seemed to be more engrossed in her company than she in his.

There had been much discussion as to whether the olive-skinned Indians should be invited; finally, they too had been included.

Fair-haired, blue-eyed Scandinavians mingled with olive-skinned, black-eyed sons of Italy.

It was seen that he who laughed was old Lebrun, rubbing his olive-skinned hands together and showing his teeth in his mirth.

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On this page you'll find 7 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to olive-skinned, such as: brunette, dusky, swarthy, and tanned.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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