: a moderate brown
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Julia Teti, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
Her auburn hair was styled straight with fringe to frame her face.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025
Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Jan. 2025
The actress wore the Tiffany & Co. Archives earrings in platinum with diamonds, Tiffany & Co. Archives bracelet in platinum with diamonds and statement ring in platinum with diamonds also by Tiffany & Co.
Aniston opted to wear her signature auburn locks in a layered, straight look with a side part.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 15 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
As for her glam, Palmer opted to show off her voluminous auburn hair, which was styled with soft curls that cascaded down her shoulders.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
Her auburn hair was styled straight with fringe to frame her face.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
Keke Palmer has been all about the color throughout her One of Them Days press tour, experimenting with a bronzy copper bob one day and dimensional auburn the next, and Bella Hadid added a few burgundy highlights to her dark hair.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Jan. 2025
The actress wore the Tiffany & Co. Archives earrings in platinum with diamonds, Tiffany & Co. Archives bracelet in platinum with diamonds and statement ring in platinum with diamonds also by Tiffany & Co.
Aniston opted to wear her signature auburn locks in a layered, straight look with a side part.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 15 Sep. 2024
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“Auburn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auburn. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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Auburn
geographical name
Au·burn
ˈȯ-bərn 
1
city in eastern Alabama population 53,380
Note: Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama.
2
city on the Androscoggin River in southwestern Maine population 23,055
3
city in central New York population 27,687
4
city east-northeast of Tacoma in western Washington population 70,180
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