taupe
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taupe
(tōp)n.
A brownish gray.
[French, from Old French, mole, from Latin talpa.]
taupe adj.
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taupe
(təʊp)n
(Colours)
a. a brownish-grey colour
b. (as adjective): a taupe coat.
[C20: from French, literally: mole, from Latin talpa]
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taupe
(toʊp)n.
a moderate to dark brownish gray.
[1910–15; < French: moleskin, mole < Latin talpa mole]
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Noun | 1. | taupe - a greyish brown |
Adj. | 1. | taupe - of something having a dusky brownish grey color chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue |
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