fawny

[ faw-nee ]
adjective,fawn·i·er, fawn·i·est,

  1. of a color like fawn.

Origin of fawny

1
First recorded in 1840–50; fawn1 + -y1

Words Nearby fawny

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How to use fawny in a sentence

  • The prisoners wear fawny homespun clothes, of cloth such as the peasants weave, with irregularly occurring brown stripes.

    Sea and Sardinia | D. H. Lawrence

  • This species resembles L. Periclymenum, but is readily distinguished by the sessile flower-heads, and fawny-orange flowers.

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