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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A brownish gray.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A mole. See Talpa.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A dark brownish-grey colour, the colour of moleskin.
  2. adj. Of a dark brownish-grey colour.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a greyish brown
  2. adj. of something having a dusky brownish grey color

Etymologies

  1. From French taupe, from Latin talpa ("mole"). (Wiktionary)
  2. French, from Old French, mole, from Latin talpa. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “In and out, the strands of gold swam through the heavier layers of thin taupe-colored yarn that constituted the knitted entirety of her dress.”

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  • “Boots of the Dúnedain, this specific iteration being a pair of Vasque Ranger GTX hikers in taupe and burt orange, with Strider outsole”

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  • “She appeared steady and solid in taupe pantsuit and sensible heels.”

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  • “Saks, for instance, has the exclusive on the "taupe" color of a Christian Louboutin ankle boot, while a metal-heeled Louboutin in beige is only at Neiman Marcus.”

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  • “Bed linen is usually available in a variety of shades of brown whether you want a rich dark chocolate shade or light brown such as taupe or beige.”

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  • “It was here I learned what "taupe" meant; here I saw up close the horrors high heels cause over decades to women's feet (ladies, trust me, it's not worth the extra inches); and here that I regularly had my sales stolen by the "kindly" older saleswoman in the heavy makeup and jet-black bouffant.”

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  • “Surprisingly, his very own mother sleeps on the taupe Poppy Playground print.”

    The Huffington Post: Greg Garry: Dirty Pillows

  • “The walls are a freshly painted taupe and the windows are curtainless.”

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  • “It's tan/taupe/brown and the denim twill is heavy and strong.”

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  • “This one girl I met had set up a little lean-to there, really nothing more than a striped canvas awning on three sides and the top, with a fourth flap sort of taupe but maybe not so yellow that could be lowered for privacy, so's not to scandalize the occasional late-night passer-by.”

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  1. chromatic

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  1. brownness
  1. brown

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  3. old-rose
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  2. spangly
  3. summer-weight
  1. nubby
  2. charcoal-gray
  3. cream-colored
  1. off-the-shoulder
  2. sequined
  3. light-blue
  1. cherry-coloured
  2. tie-dyed

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  1. color
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  1. mole
  2. moleskin

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  • rolig mole-colored: < Fr. taupe < Latin talpa "mole, moleskin" Dec 6, 2007

  • kalidas definition: a brownish gray that is paler and slightly yellower than chocolate, duller and slightly redder than mouse gray, and duller and slightly redder than castor Jan 2, 2007

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