auburn (abern)

and n. [Early mod. E. au born, a bourne (also abrown, abroun, abrune, simulating brown ), That whitish colour of a woman's hair called an aburn colour. Florio . II. n. An auburn color. He's white-haired, Not wanton white, but such a manly colour, Next to an auburn . Fletcher (and another ), Two Noble Kinsmen, iv. 2. A. U. C. Abbreviation of Latin ab urbe condita or anno urb is cond itæ (which see).