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taupe definition

taupe (tōp)

noun

a dark, brownish gray, the color of moleskin

Etymology: Fr < L talpa, mole

adjective

of such a color

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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