About The Word Tawny
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Tawny
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What's The Definition Of Tawny?
[adj] of a light brown to brownish orange color
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tawny: chromatic Related Terms | Find terms related to Tawny: See Also | Tawny In Webster's Dictionary \Taw"ny\, a. [Compar. {Tawnier}; superl. {Tawniest}.] [F.
tann['e], p. p. of tanner to tan. See {Tan}, v. t. & n. Cf.
{Tenn['e]}.]
Of a dull yellowish brown color, like things tanned, or
persons who are sunburnt; as, tawny Moor or Spaniard; the
tawny lion. ``A leopard's tawny and spotted hide.''
--Longfellow.
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