auburn Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown
    • auburn hair

WordNet

Au"burn adjective
Etymology
OE. auburne blonde, OF. alborne, auborne, fr. LL. alburnus whitish, fr. L. albus white. Cf. Alburn.
Definitions
  1. Flaxen-colored. Obs. Florio.
  2. Reddish brown.
    His auburn locks on either shoulder flowed. Dryden.

Webster 1913