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beige
(bāz̸h)
noun
- a soft wool fabric, formerly undyed and unbleached
- its characteristic sandy color; grayish tan
Origin: Fr, orig., natural color of wool < ?
adjective
grayish-tan
See beige in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A light grayish brown or yellowish brown to grayish yellow.
- A soft fabric of undyed, unbleached wool.
Light grayish-brown or yellowish-brown to grayish-yellow.
Origin:
Origin: French, fine woolen fabric left in its natural color
Origin: , from Old French bege
Origin: , perhaps from shortening of Old Italian bambagia, cotton wool
Origin: , ultimately from Medieval Latin bombax, cotton; see bombazine
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