BEIGE

beige

(adjective) of a light greyish-brown color

beige, ecru

(noun) a very light brown

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

beige (countable and uncountable, plural beiges)

A slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.

Debeige; a kind of woollen or mixed dress goods.

Adjective

beige (comparative beiger or more beige, superlative beigest or most beige)

Having a slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.

(informal) Comfortably dull and unadventurous, in a way that suggests middle-class suburbia.

Source: Wiktionary


Beige, n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: Debeige.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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