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brown

Definition for brown

adjective as in of a dark color with a yellow-red hue

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Behind him, some 20 other prisoners in brown jumpsuits sat barefoot on the floor.

Perhaps the translation is off, or maybe something else needs tinkering; dyeing her hair Nora’s exact shade of brown doesn’t help, nor does attempting to do the film in a Norwegian accent.

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The president studies his guest, noting his kind, steely brown eyes and neatly trimmed beard.

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“By the time the first guests are on they’ll never know it was brown,” said Michael Scheiner, Celebrity’s chief marketing and product officer.

But then I met him — my building superintendent — and I noticed he had warm brown eyes that made me feel immediately seen.

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

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