nutbrown

See also: nut-brown

English

Adjective

nutbrown (comparative more nutbrown, superlative most nutbrown)

  1. Of a dark brown color, like that of ripe nuts.
    • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13
      Gerty just took off her hat for a moment to settle her hair and a prettier, a daintier head of nutbrown tresses was never seen on a girl's shoulders

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