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tawny

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taw·ny  (tôn)
n.
A light brown to brownish orange.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman taune, variant of Old French tane, from past participle of taner, to tan; see tan1.]

tawni·ness n.
tawny adj.

tawny
Adjective
brown to brownish-orange [Old French tané]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.tawny - of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
Translations

tawny [ˈtɔːnɪ] adjleonado
tawny [ˈtɔːnɪ] adjfauve (couleur)
tawny [ˈtɔːnɪ] adjgelbbraun
tawny [ˈtɔːnɪ] adjfulvo/a

tawny
adj tawny [ˈtoːni]
(usually of animals' fur etc) yellowish-brown. geelbruinأسْمَر مُصَفَّرжълтeникaвoкaфявplavýgyldenbrungelbbraunκαστανόξανθος (για ζώο)leonadokollakaspruunزرد مایل به قهوه ایkellanruskeafauveצָהוֹב-חוּםपीले रंग काžutosmeđhomokszínűcoklat kekuningangulbrúnnbruno fulvo黄かっ色の황갈색의gelsvai rusvasdzeltenbrūnskuning keperang-perangangetaandgyllenbrunśniady, brązowawyamarelo-acastanhadoarămiuжелтовато-коричневыйplavý, žltohnedýrjavkasto rumenžućkasto-smeđgulbrun, läderfärgadซึ่งมีสีน้ำตาลอมส้มsarımtrak kahverengi黃褐色的рудувато-коричневийگندميvàng nâu

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And on my inner vision flashed the memories of my dreams,--the midday sun shining on tall grass, the wild bull grazing quietly, the sudden parting of the grass before the swift rush of the tawny one, his leap to the bull's back, the crashing and the bellowing, and the crunch crunch of bones; or again, the cool quiet of the water-hole, the wild horse up to his knees and drinking softly, and then the tawny one--always the tawny one
It was impossible for the tawny cat to eat under that hail of missiles--he could but roar and growl and dodge and eventually he was driven away entirely from the carcass of Bara, the deer.
Vast, vast -- an endless wilderness of sand; A stream crawls through its tawny banks; the hills Encompass it; where in the dismal dusk Moan the last sighs of sunset.
 
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