Both Uses of
auburn
in
Cinder, by Marissa Meyer
- Auburn hair fell in silken ringlets to her waist and her unblemished ivory skin shimmered like mother-of-pearl in the sunshine.
p. 183.9 *auburn = reddish-brown
- She inclined her head, auburn curls cascading over her bosom, and extended her fingers toward her second thaumaturge, the man in the red coat.
p. 211.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(auburn as in: auburn hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown -- especially of hair
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(2)
(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus:
More commonly, as a proper noun (capitalized), Auburn is the name of an important university and city in Alabama, and of various cities in the USA and elsewhere in the world.