Nut-brown \Nut"-brown`\, a. Brown as a nut long kept and dried. "The spicy nutbrown ale." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
brunet \bru*net"\, Brunette \Bru*nette"\, adj. 1. being or having dark-colored skin and hair; contrasted with {blond}. [Narrower terms: {adust, sunburned burned brown by the sun}; {black, brown}; {black-haired, dark-haired}; {browned, suntanned, tanned}; {grizzled, roan}; {nutbrown}] [WordNet 1.5] brunet