Auburns

/ˈɔːbɜrnz/ noun

Definition

Plural of auburn; multiple shades or instances of auburn (reddish-brown color), or things that are auburn-colored.

Etymology

Auburn originally comes from Old French auborne, from Latin alburnus (whitish). The meaning shifted over time from 'white' to 'blond' to the reddish-brown color we know today—a color shift that happened between the 15th and 19th centuries.

Kelly Says

Auburn hair color has a mysterious past—it used to mean 'white' in Latin, then somehow became the opposite and now means reddish-brown, showing how color words can completely flip their meaning over centuries!

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