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beige

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beige  (bzh)
n.
1. A light grayish brown or yellowish brown to grayish yellow.
2. A soft fabric of undyed, unbleached wool.
adj.
Light grayish-brown or yellowish-brown to grayish-yellow.

[French, fine woolen fabric left in its natural color, from Old French bege, perhaps from shortening of Old Italian bambagia, cotton wool, ultimately from Medieval Latin bombax, cotton; see bombazine.]

beige [beɪʒ]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)
a.  a very light brown, sometimes with a yellowish tinge, similar to the colour of undyed wool
b.  (as adjective) beige gloves
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a fabric made of undyed or unbleached wool
[from Old French, of obscure origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.beige - a very light brown
light brown - a brown that is light but unsaturated
Adj.1.beige - of a light greyish-brown color
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

beige
noun & adjective fawn, coffee, cream, sand, neutral, mushroom, tan, biscuit, camel, buff, cinnamon, khaki, oatmeal, ecru, café au lait (French) a pair of beige shorts see shades of brown, shades of yellow
Translations
beige [beɪʒ]
A. ADJ(color)beige inv
B. Nbeige m

beige [ˈbeɪʒ]
adjbeige
n (= colour) → beige m

beige
adjbeige
nBeige nt

beige [beɪʒ] adj & nbeige (m) inv
beige [beɪʒ] adj & nbeige (m) inv

beige
n beige [beiʒ]
a pale pinkish-yellow colour. beige لَوْن الصّوف (بيج) бежово béžová barva beige das Beige το μπεζ χρώμα beige beež بژ beige beige בֶּז' मटमैला bež bézsszín warna abu-abu kekuningan ljósbrúnn, grábrúnn beige ベージュ色 베이지색 smėlio spalva smilškrāsa berwarna kuning air beige beige beż creme bej цвет беж béžová farba bež bež beige สีเหลืองอมชมพูอ่อน bej rengi 米色 беж گلابی مائل زرد رنگ màu be
adj
a beige hat. beige بِلَوْن الصّوف (بيج) бежов béžový beige beige μπεζ beige beež برک kellertävä beige בָּעָל צֶבָע בֶּז' मटियाला bež bézs színű abu-abu kekuningan ljósbrúnn beige ベージュ色の 베이지색의 smėlio spalvos smilškrāsas- topi warna kuning air beige beige beżowy bege bej бежевый béžový bež bež beige น้ำตาลอ่อน bej 米色的 бежевий گلابی مائل زرد رنگ کا حامل màu be

beige بِيجْ béžový beige beige μπεζ beige, beis beige beige bež beige ベージュの 베이지색의 beige beige beżowy bege бежевый beige สีน้ำตาลอ่อน bej màu be 浅褐色的


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The dress was a sombre grayish beige, untrimmed and unbraided, and she wore a small turban of the same dull hue, relieved only by a suspicion of white feather in the side.
It was of excellent material, a sort of beige, but it bore unmistakable signs of having been worn before.
 
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