honey blond

comparative more honey blond · superlative most honey blond · alternative honey-blond

1. Of a dark golden blond color with warm, brownish undertones.

   She whipped off her wide-brimmed hat and shook out her honey blond hair, all the while feeling the girl’s intense gaze.

   1984, Elaine Camp, chapter 1, in For Love or Money, Silhouette Books, page 11

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   For just an instant Amber looked defensive as she pushed back a lock of honey blond hair and took a deep breath. Then with the polished grace of a former debutante, she flicked her long fingers toward the offending insect.

   1989, Ruth Glick, Eileen Buckholtz, chapter 1, in Roller Coaster, Pageant Books, page 4

   Taking the scissors, Kim snipped from the back, near her nape, then thrust the hair forward, the small honey blond coil curling around Madame Loulou's outstretched fingers.

   1990, Lynn Leslie, chapter 1, in Street of Dreams, Harlequin Intrigue, page 12

plural honey blonds · alternative honey-blond

1. countableuncountableA dark shade of golden blond, bordering on light brown.

   He had a feeling he was in good hands with Jenny. Unlike the other two, she'd left her hair a natural-looking dark honey blond, swept away from her face to fall in waves in back.

   2010, Pam Andrews, chapter 1, in The Marriage Mission, Steeple Hill, page 10

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   Even as Lise moved into her fifties she was a strikingly beautiful woman. Her pale brown hair, shot through with honey blond, was a work of art, casual, swinging when she walked, yet short enough to keep her from looking like a woman struggling to seem younger than she was.

   1994, Thomas Gifford, chapter 1, in The First Sacrifice, Bantam Books, page 16

   She was about 5' 7” and had honey blond hair down to her shoulders. Honey blond was her signature color-no one had seen the real color in years and she would take it to her grave.

   2006, Toya Morton-Swanson, chapter 1, in Caught Between a Bitch and a Hard Place, A New Hope Publishing, page 10

2. countableuncountableA person with dark, golden blond hair.

   Dark brown to black-haired women wear black easily. Ash-haired women look great in rosy taupes. Honey blonds look great in camel.

   2003, Brenda Kinsel, chapter 8, in Brenda's Wardrobe Companion: A Guide to Getting Dressed from the Inside Out, Wildcat Canyon Press, page 132

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   They were closer than twins, in many ways. Not in looks, but mentally. A honey blond with dark eyes, Bonnie reminded Goldie of a wild flower, a black-eyed Susan.

   1986, Anna Hudson, chapter 4, in The Perfect Match, Dell Publishing, page 69

   Another main factor is your hair color. Weather it is cool or warm determine first. Warm hair would include, honey blonds, redheads, auburn or chestnut brunettes.

   2009, Karen Cecilia, chapter 7, in The Lipstick Classified, Lulu.com, page 123