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auburn
(ô′bərn)
adjective, noun
reddish brown
Origin: ME auburne < OFr auborne < ML alburnus < L albus, white (see elf); meaning infl. by ME brun, brown
See auburn in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A moderate reddish brown to brown.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French aborne, blond
Origin: , from Latin alburnus, whitish
Origin: , from albus, white; see albho- in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- auˈburn adjective
- A city of eastern Alabama north-northeast of Tuskegee. It is the seat of Auburn University (founded 1856). Population: 51,900.
- A city of west-central New York in the Finger Lakes region west-southwest of Syracuse. Founded in 1793, it is a manufacturing center. Population: 27,800.
- A city of western Washington east-northeast of Tacoma. It is a center of the state's aircraft industry. Population: 48,900.
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