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TAUPE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A greyish brown

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("taupe" is a kind of...):

brown; brownness (an orange of low brightness and saturation)

Derivation:

taupe (of something having a dusky brownish grey color)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of something having a dusky brownish grey color

Synonyms:

fuscous; taupe

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)

Derivation:

taupe (a greyish brown)

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