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blond
blond / bländ/ • adj. (of hair) fair or pale yellow: short-cropped blond hair her hair was dyed blond. ∎ (of a person) having hair of a fair or pale yellow color: a slim blond woman. ∎ (of wood and other substances) light in color or tone: a New York office full of blond wood. • n. a person with fair hair and skin. DERIVATIVES: blond·ish adj. blond·ness n. |
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"blond." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "blond." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-blond.html "blond." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-blond.html |
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blond
blond XV. — (O)F. blond, fem. blonde :- medL. blundus, blondus yellow, perh. of Gmc. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "blond." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "blond." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-blond.html T. F. HOAD. "blond." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-blond.html |
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