Re: OT: terms for people with different hair colours

> [mailto:CONLANG@listserv.brown.edu] On Behalf Of Mark J. Reed
> As indicated above, black falls within the purview of "brunet(te)" for
> me.  But truly black hair is pretty rare, actually.  Usually it's just
> a very dark brown.
There's the "brown black" (really dark brown like you describe) which is what I had
when I was younger. Spend enough time in the sun and it shows more of a
brownish, or reddish color unlike the "blue black" or "jet black" which is
common among non-caucasians.

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