taupe

[ tohp ]

/ toʊp /

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noun

a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.

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Origin of taupe

1910–15; <French <Latin talpa mole

Words nearby taupe

Taunton Deane, Taunus Mountains, tauon, tau particle, taupata, taupe, Taupo, taur-, Tauranga, tauri-, Taurids

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How to use taupe in a sentence

Molly’s boyfriend was at his job, working construction, while the sisters sat beside each other on a worn taupe couch.
“They Took Us Away From Each Other”: Lost Inside America’s Shadow Foster System|by Lizzie Presser, photography by Elinor Carucci for The New York Times|December 1, 2021|ProPublica
The tailoring focused on shades of black, olive, gray, and taupe.
Balenciaga, Dries Van Noten Kick Off Paris Fall 2012 Fashion Week|Robin Givhan|March 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Merimee says of George Sand that he has known her "maigre comme un clou et noire comme une taupe."
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
At the doors a taupe-colored dusk and a cold November rain closed round her like a wet blanket.
Just Around the Corner|Fannie Hurst

The bathroom has the walls painted in broad stripes of dull blue and taupe, the stripes being quite six inches wide.
The Art of Interior Decoration|Grace Wood
The carpet made of dark taupe velvet covers the entire floor.
The Art of Interior Decoration|Grace Wood
Her moleskin coat is gone from her wardrobe, and her little taupe hat.
The Luminous Face|Carolyn Wells

British Dictionary definitions for taupe

taupe

/ (təʊp) /

noun

a brownish-grey colour
(as adjective)a taupe coat

Word Origin for taupe

C20: from French, literally: mole, from Latin talpa

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