- a soft wool fabric, formerly undyed and unbleached
- its characteristic sandy color; grayish tan
Origin of beige
Fr, origin, originally , natural color of wool from uncertain or unknown; perhaps grayish-tan
A woman wearing a beige colored coat.
A pale tan color; the color of natural, undyed wool.
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beige
noun
- A light grayish brown or yellowish brown to grayish yellow.
- A soft fabric of undyed, unbleached wool.
adjective
Light grayish-brown or yellowish-brown to grayish-yellow.
Origin of beige
French fine woolen fabric left in its natural color from Old French bege perhaps from shortening of Old Italian bambagia cotton wool ultimately from Medieval Latin bombax cotton ; see bombazine .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural beiges)
- A slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.
- debeige; a kind of woollen or mixed dress goods
Adjective
(comparative more beige, superlative most beige)
- Having a slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.
Origin
Borrowing from French dialectal beige, from Old French bege 'color of undyed wool or coton', from an Alpine language (compare Franco-Provençal bézho, Romansch besch) 'dull grey', from Vulgar Latin *bysseus 'cottony grey' (compare French bis, Catalan bis, Italian bìgio), from Late Latin byssus 'cotton', from Ancient Greek βύσσος (býssos) 'cotton homespun', from Semitic (compare Hebrew/Aramaic [script?] (būṣ))
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Sentence Examples
- If you pair your exotic pedicure with a more conservative nail color such as a beige, a pearl or red polish, you'll find your zebra toes transcend from day to evening with more ease, regardless of your wardrobe.
- As I unscrew the top, I marvel at the pink color because it's a glorious combination of pink, brown, and just a hint of apricot; I'm very hopeful that the color will be flattering on my honey beige skin.
- Sweep Blushbaby, a sheer beige pink blush along cheekbones and apply Plushglass in Pretty Plush, a soft pink with white pearl for a lip that has just enough color and shine and won't compete with your smoky eyes.
- The Estate line offers a wide variety of styles including modern transitional to traditional, while Modern Age offers versatile patterns in colors such as beige, deep brown, rust and light blue accents.
- The soft warm beige had a yellow highlight that reflected the evening sun.
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