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| Author: | Micheal [ Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Research request |
Not at home, Internet isn't helping. Looking for the type if nut, if it is a specific kind, of nut that the term nut-brown references. Please note your source, OED would be preferred. |
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| Author: | Khross [ Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Research request |
The OED wrote: nut-brown, adj. and n. The answer is, apparently, the Hazelnut.
View as: Outline |Full entryQuotations: Show all |Hide all Pronunciation: Brit. /ˌnʌtˈbraʊn/ , U.S. /ˈnətˈbraʊn/ Forms: see nut n.1 and brown adj.(Show More) Etymology: < nut n.1 + brown adj. Compare Dutch nootbruin, notebruin, German nussbraun... (Show More) A. adj. 1. That is the colour of a ripe hazelnut; brown as a nut; of a warm reddish-brown colour. |
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| Author: | Lonedar [ Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:18 pm ] |
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Khross beat me to it. I used a translator to get hazelnootbruin in Dutch and went from there. |
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| Author: | Micheal [ Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:37 pm ] |
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Thank you both. |
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