beige
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beige
(bāzh)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.]
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beige
(beɪʒ)n
1. (Colours)
a. a very light brown, sometimes with a yellowish tinge, similar to the colour of undyed wool
b. (as adjective): beige gloves.
2. (Textiles) a fabric made of undyed or unbleached wool
[C19: from Old French, of obscure origin]
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beige
(beɪʒ)n.
1. a very light grayish brown, as the color of undyed wool.
adj. 2. of the color beige.
[1855–60; < French; Old French bege]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() light brown - a brown that is light but unsaturated |
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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
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Translations
بِلَوْن الصّوفبِيجْلَوْن الصّوف
béžovýbéžová barva
beige
beež
beigebeesi
bež
bézsbézs színûbézsszín
ljósbrúnnljósbrúnn, grábrúnn
ベージュの
베이지색의
smėlio spalvasmėlio spalvõs
smilškrāsasmilškrāsas-
béžová farbabéžový
beige
สีน้ำตาลอ่อน
bejbej rengi
màu be
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beige
(beiʒ) noun a pale pinkish-yellow colour.
adjectivea beige hat.
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beige
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