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beige

[ beyzh ]

noun

  1. very light brown, as of undyed wool; light gray with a brownish tinge.


adjective

  1. of the color beige.

beige

/ beɪʒ /

noun

    1. a very light brown, sometimes with a yellowish tinge, similar to the colour of undyed wool
    2. ( as adjective )

      beige gloves

  1. a fabric made of undyed or unbleached wool
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of beige1

1855–60; < French; Old French bege, of uncertain origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of beige1

C19: from Old French, of obscure origin
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Example Sentences

How much brown and beige fat adults host is unknown, but it’s a lot less than in mice.

In 2016, her group used a chemical method to turn on human beige fat.

They are a natural beige color and an easy-to-wash cotton fiber.

Subcutaneous fat tissue can even develop specialised “beige” fat cells that are able to burn fat.

During a tour with GHN and ProPublica on a sweltering morning in early August, Rollins unlocked the doors of a low-slung beige building a short drive north of Macon.

Before the race, he had entered the grandstands waving his beige Stetson in the air, as if already on a victory lap.

The Republican candidate for President of the United States is casually lounging on a cheap beige couch.

He removed her beige Roger Vivier pumps and white lab coat to reveal a denuded ballerina-pink slip dress.

In beige socks and black flip-flops, the man accused of bombing two U.S. embassies faced a judge in Manhattan.

Dressed entirely in beige, working the A-1 cash register, it was clear that Walt no longer wanted to be Heisenberg.

Harry noticed she was wearing a beige knit suit with a neckline that spoke volumes.

I would say he was about your size, and he had a light-beige jacket, and was lightweight.

It was of excellent material, a sort of beige, but it bore unmistakable signs of having been worn before.

She was daintily dressed in some sort of beige chiffon with pearls about her neck, and had easy, pleasant manners.

She wore a regardless beige gown, with Paris written all over it, and beautifully put on over a lovely, small-hipped figure.

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