taupe
Americannoun
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taupes
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of taupe
1910–15; < French < Latin talpa mole
Vocabulary lists containing taupe
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In 1888, in an effort to stem counterfeiting of their travel trunks, Louis Vuitton and his son, Georges, introduced the Damier “checkerboard” pattern, in distinctive shades of taupe and chocolate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
To her, black, white and taupe are timeless, elegant choices.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2025
Think George Deukmejian, Pete Wilson and Gray Davis, whose public personas might best be rendered in broad strokes of beige, taupe and, yes, gray.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
They added light-colored herringbone floors, with radiant heating to combat the Norwegian chill, and taupe kitchen cabinets.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
She’d switched out her multicolored, patchwork-adorned backpack for a more demure taupe leather handbag.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
The broker had staged the house with attractive furniture in taupes and grays.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2025
The low energy of the restricted color palette of autumnal taupes, beiges, blue-grays was effective in giving this funky collection a classicism.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2022
In addition to metallic sequins, there were muted, earthy taupes and browns.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 8, 2019
A huge comforter in muted taupes, stitched in a grid of rainbow curves.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2017
“Since our basement has only one window, I stayed away from stark whites and grays, which can look dreary without natural light. The use of taupes, beiges, browns and wood tones is inviting and warm.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2015
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