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Brown Roget’s Thesaurus §433
V. render brown, tan, embrown, bronze
Adj. brown, bay, dapple, auburn, castaneous, chestnut, nut- brown, cinnamon, russet, tawny, fuscous, chocolate, maroon, foxy, tan, brunette, whitey brown, fawn-colored, snuff-colored, liver- colored, brown as a berry, brown as mahogany, brown as the oak leaves, khaki, sun-burnt, tanned, primitive colors
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