Au"burn (?), a. [OE. auburne blonde, OF. alborne, auborne, fr. LL. alburnus whitish, fr. L. albus white. Cf. Alburn.]
1.
Flaxen-colored.
Florio.
2.
Reddish brown.
His auburn locks on either shoulder flowed. Dryden.
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