Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - blond

 I. adjective  or ~e  Etymology: Anglo-French blunt, blound, masculine, blounde, feminine  Date: 15th century  1. of a flaxen, golden, light auburn, or pale yellowish-brown color ~ hair; also having ~ hair a ~ man — spelled ~ when used of a boy or man and often ~e when used of a girl or woman  2.  a. of a light color  b. of the color ~  c. made light-colored by bleaching a table of ~ walnut  • ~ish adjective  II. noun  or ~e  Date: 1822  1. a person having ~ hair — spelled ~ when used of a boy or man and usually ~e when used of a girl or woman  2. a light yellowish brown to dark grayish yellow