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From brown + -ette, after brunette. Coined by American businessman Max Factor in the late 1920s.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
brownette
Today it means: A person, especially a woman, with light brown hair. Full definition →
Today it means: A person, especially a woman, with light brown hair. Full definition →
From brown + -ette, after brunette. Coined by American businessman Max Factor in the late 1920s.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.