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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Words related to taupe

tan, cream, khaki, camel, off-white, fawn, mushroom, neutral, oatmeal, ecru, buff, biscuit, sand, café au lait

Example sentences from the Web for taupe

  • The little steamer was feeling her cautious way up a river of dull silver between banks of taupe and mauve.

    Jane Journeys On|Ruth Comfort Mitchell

  • 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 old puzzle sentence, Caille a haut nid, taupe a bas nid, shows this very well.

    Jamaican Song and Story|Walter Jekyll

British Dictionary definitions for taupe

taupe
/ (təʊp) /

noun

  1. a brownish-grey colour
  2. (as adjective)a taupe coat

Word Origin for taupe

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