auburn

¹

[ aw-bern ]

noun

1. a reddish-brown or golden-brown color.

adjective

1. having auburn color:

   auburn hair.

Auburn

²

[ aw-bern ]

noun

1. a city in central New York: state prison.
2. a city in E Alabama.
3. a city in W central Washington.
4. a city in SW Maine, on the Androscoggin River.
5. a city in central Massachusetts.

auburn

/ ˈɔːbən /

noun

1. 1. a moderate reddish-brown colour
   2. ( as adjective )

      auburn hair

Word History and Origins

Origin of auburn¹

1400–50; late Middle English abo ( u ) rne blond < Middle French, Old French auborne, alborne < Latin alburnus whitish. See alburnum

Word History and Origins

Origin of auburn¹

C15 (originally meaning: blond): from Old French alborne blond, from Medieval Latin alburnus whitish, from Latin albus white

Example Sentences

The land was auburn coloured, covered with dried stalks of recently cut corn, good fodder for hungry sheep.

From BBC

“Reminded me of someone I knew back when. Except she has flaming locks of auburn hair. Bless her heart. Just a hair of a different color, but it hurts just the same.”

From Los Angeles Times

An auburn couch was positioned beneath a chandelier hung from the light-wrapped olive trees that surrounded the scene.

From Los Angeles Times

But when a box of sequined Little Mermaid dolls with auburn locs and cinnamon skin arrived on her doorstep, she couldn’t hold it in.

From New York Times

She wasn’t very tall, maybe coming to Ivan’s shoulder, and she had long auburn hair braided to her waist, with a white kerchief over it.

From Literature