beige

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And we went away from obviously the beige -- I mean it's colorful; it's fun.

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  1. noun A light grayish brown or yellowish brown to grayish yellow.
  2. noun A soft fabric of undyed, unbleached wool.
  3. adjective Light grayish-brown or yellowish-brown to grayish-yellow.

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  • And we went away from obviously the beige -- I mean it's colorful; it's fun. —  Yves Behar on designing objects that tell stories
  • The carpet was pale beige, the bedspread and upholstered chairs a matching, but deeper, shade. —  McNab, Claire - [Ashton -5] Dead Certain
  • Overstuffed furniture in tones of cream and beige were artfully arranged and boasted throw pillows in jewel tones. —  ThePart-TimeWife
  • The leather armchairs were a soft beige, as were the accessories on the desk. —  Maigret and the Killer - Georges Simenon - 98
  • The walls were soft beige, the floor covered with thick, hand-woven carpets. —  Wraithbait
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  1. French, fine woolen fabric left in its natural color, from Old French bege, perhaps from shortening of Old Italian bambagia, cotton wool, ultimately from Medieval Latin bombax, cotton; see bombazine.

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  1. French, from Italian bigio, gray: see bice.
 

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