Flaxen hair

blondlight-colored hair or complexion: He has blond hair and blue eyes.Not to be confused with:blonde ? a blond-haired female: A beautiful blonde stepped onto the stage.Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreeblond also blonde  (bl?nd)adj. blond·er, blond·est 1. Having fair hair and skin: blond Scandinavians.2. Of a flaxen or golden color or of any light shade of auburn or pale yellowish brown: blond hair.3. Light-colored through bleaching: blond furniture.n.1. A person with fair hair and skin.2. A light yellowish brown to dark grayish yellow.[Middle English blounde, from Old French blonde, of Germanic origin; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]blond?ish adj.blond?ness n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.blond (bl?nd) adj1. (of men’s hair) of a light colour; fair2. (of a person, people or a race) having fair hair, a light complexion, and, typically, blue or grey eyes3. (Furniture) (of soft furnishings, wood, etc) light in colourna person, esp a man, having light-coloured hair and skin[C15: from Old French blond, probably of Germanic origin; related to Late Latin blundus yellow, Italian biondo, Spanish blondo] ?blondness nUsage: Although blond and blonde correspond to masculine and feminine forms in French, this distinction is not consistently made in English. Blonde is the commoner form both as a noun and an adjective, and is more frequently used to refer to women than men. The less common variant blond occurs usually as an adjective, occasionally as a noun, and is the preferred form when referring to men with fair hairCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014blond (bl?nd) adj. -er, -est, n. adj. 1. (of hair, skin, etc.) light-colored: the child’s soft blond curls. 2. (of a person) having light-colored hair and skin. 3. (of furniture wood) light in tone. n. 4. a blond person. [1475?85;

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