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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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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