TAWNY

tawny, tawny-brown

(adjective) of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

tawny (comparative tawnier, superlative tawniest)

Of a light brown to brownish orange color.

A sweet, fortified wine which is blended and matured in wood.

Synonyms

• fulvous

Noun

tawny

A light brown to brownish orange colour.

Anagrams

• Wyant, wanty

Source: Wiktionary


Taw"ny, a. [Compar. Tawnier; superl. Tawniest.] Etym: [F. tanné, p.p. of tanner to tan. See Tan, v. t. & n. Cf. Tenné.]

Definition: Of a dull yellowish brown color, like things tanned, or persons who are sunburnt; as, tawny Moor or Spaniard; the tawny lion. "A leopard's tawny and spotted hide." Longfellow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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