tawny
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ni adjective
1.
of a dark yellowish or dull yellowish-brown color.
noun
2.
a shade of brown tinged with yellow; dull yellowish brown.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English tauny < Anglo-French taune < Middle French tané, past participle of taner to tan
1350–1400; Middle English tauny < Anglo-French taune < Middle French tané, past participle of taner to tan
Related forms
taw·ni·ly, adverb
taw·ni·ness, noun
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tawny or tawney (ˈtɔːnɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a. a light brown to brownish-orange colour | |
| b. (as adjective): tawny port | |
| [C14: from Old French tané, from taner to | |
| tawney or tawney | |
| —n | |
| [C14: from Old French tané, from taner to | |
| 'tawniness or tawney | |
| —n | |
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Tawny
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Word Origin & History
tawny
"tan-colored," late 14c., from Anglo-Fr. tauné "associated with the brownish-yellow of tanned leather," from O.Fr. tané (12c.), pp. of taner "to tan hides," from M.L. tannare (see tan).
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Slang Dictionary
tawny definition[ˈtɔni]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Usually a tawny-light brownish color, they may also be gray or reddish.
Reflecting pools brimmed to overflowing, and already the tawny hills looked greener.
Coyote yelps ring from the shadows of a giant saguaro as brilliant sunlight slips down tawny mountain slopes.
The lion is drawn with storm clouds overhead, gusty swirls of wind and splatters of rain surrounding his tawny brawn.
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