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beigest

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beige

  [beyzh]
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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; < F; OF bege, of uncert. orig.
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beige [beʒ]

  1. mod.
    boring; insipid. (California. See also vanilla.) : This day is way beige! Bag it!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

beige 
1858, "fine woolen fabric," from Fr. dialectal "yellowish-grey," from O.Fr. bege "the natural color of wool and cotton," origin obscure. As a shade of color, it is attested from 1879.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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