Taupe
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /təʊp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Taupe is a noun meaning A dark brownish-grey colour, the colour of moleskin.
Meaning
A dark brownish-grey colour, the colour of moleskin.
More Meanings
- Of a dark brownish-grey colour.
Example Sentences
In the front room, on an old taupe overstuffed sofa, the head of the house lay in a blanket bathrobe, […]
At five o'clock the patch of daylight above the red-lighted exit door turned taupe, as though a gray curtain had been flung across it; […]
Word Forms
- taupes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bistre, tango, pewter, perse, patina, silver-grey.
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