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Taupe

//təʊp// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a dark brownish-grey colour.

    "At five o'clock the patch of daylight above the red-lighted exit door turned taupe, as though a gray curtain had been flung across it; […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of something having a dusky brownish grey color wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A dark brownish-grey colour, the colour of moleskin. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a greyish brown wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French taupe, from Latin talpa (“mole”). Doublet of talpa.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French taupe, from Latin talpa (“mole”). Doublet of talpa.

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