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beige noun [ beɪʒ ]

• a pale sandy fawn colour.
• "tones of beige and green"
Similar: fawn, brownish yellow, pale brown, buff, sand, sandy, oatmeal, wheaten, biscuit, coffee, coffee-coloured, café au lait, camel, kasha, ecru, taupe, stone, stone-coloured, mushroom, putty, greige, neutral, natural, naturelle,
Origin: mid 19th century (denoting a usually undyed and unbleached woollen fabric of this colour): from French, of unknown ultimate origin.


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