beige
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noun
1.
very light brown, as of undyed wool; light gray with a brownish tinge.
adjective
2.
of the color beige.
Origin:
1855–60; < French; Old French bege, of uncertain origin
1855–60; < French; Old French bege, of uncertain origin
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. a very light brown, sometimes with a yellowish tinge, similar to the colour of undyed wool |
| b. (as adjective): beige gloves | |
| 2. | a fabric made of undyed or unbleached wool |
| [C19: from Old French, of obscure origin] | |
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Beige
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
beige
1858, "fine woolen fabric," from Fr. dialectal beige "yellowish-gray, brownish-gray," from O.Fr. bege "the natural color of wool and cotton; raw, not dyed," origin obscure. As a shade of color, it is attested from 1879.
"Das Wort lebt namentlich in der Bourgogne und Fr. Comté, daneben aber auch im Südwesten." [Gamillscheg]
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Slang Dictionary
beige definition[beʒ]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
Most of the snakes had handsome beige or brown markings.
Although there is a sedateness about the soothing beige color scheme that denotes a certain elegance.
They have a pale belly and beige to reddish-brown coat that is short during summer and thicker and longer in winter.
The picture is taken by equipment in a glossy beige box the size of a hotel minibar.
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