beige
very light brown, as of undyed wool; light gray with a brownish tinge.
of the color beige.
Origin of beige
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How to use beige in a sentence
How much brown and beige fat adults host is unknown, but it’s a lot less than in mice.
Gene editing can alter body fat and may fight diabetes | Silke Schmidt | October 23, 2020 | Science News For StudentsIn 2016, her group used a chemical method to turn on human beige fat.
Gene editing can alter body fat and may fight diabetes | Silke Schmidt | October 23, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThey are a natural beige color and an easy-to-wash cotton fiber.
These hanging planters bring life to your space | PopSci Commerce Team | October 8, 2020 | Popular-ScienceSubcutaneous fat tissue can even develop specialised “beige” fat cells that are able to burn fat.
Belly Fat Linked To Higher Risk Of Premature Death, Regardless Of Your Weight | LGBTQ-Editor | October 5, 2020 | No Straight NewsDuring 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.
He Wanted to Fix Rural America’s Broken Nursing Homes. Now, Taxpayers May Be on the Hook for $76 Million. | by Max Blau for Georgia Health News | September 22, 2020 | ProPublica
Before the race, he had entered the grandstands waving his beige Stetson in the air, as if already on a victory lap.
Why California Chrome’s Fairy Tale Didn’t End Happily Ever After | Michael Fensom | June 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Republican candidate for President of the United States is casually lounging on a cheap beige couch.
Inside ‘Mitt,’ Netflix’s All-Access Mitt Romney Documentary | Marlow Stern | January 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe removed her beige Roger Vivier pumps and white lab coat to reveal a denuded ballerina-pink slip dress.
Tilda Swinton and Oliver Saillard Perform the Creation of Fashion in ‘Eternity Dress’ | Sarah Moroz | November 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn beige socks and black flip-flops, the man accused of bombing two U.S. embassies faced a judge in Manhattan.
Gripping His Koran, Anas al-Liby Has His Day in Court | Michael Daly | October 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTDressed entirely in beige, working the A-1 cash register, it was clear that Walt no longer wanted to be Heisenberg.
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The Observers | G. L. VandenburgI would say he was about your size, and he had a light-beige jacket, and was lightweight.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyIt was of excellent material, a sort of beige, but it bore unmistakable signs of having been worn before.
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | A. Conan DoyleShe was daintily dressed in some sort of beige chiffon with pearls about her neck, and had easy, pleasant manners.
Diplomatic Days | Edith O'ShaughnessyShe wore a regardless beige gown, with Paris written all over it, and beautifully put on over a lovely, small-hipped figure.
Diplomatic Days | Edith O'Shaughnessy
British Dictionary definitions for beige
/ (beɪʒ) /
a very light brown, sometimes with a yellowish tinge, similar to the colour of undyed wool
(as adjective): beige gloves
a fabric made of undyed or unbleached wool
Origin of beige
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