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Tawny — refers to a pale orange brown colour. It is used in the names of organisms with such colouring. It is also a given or assumed name for people, mostly women. In heraldry, it is often called tenné.Birds* Tawny Antpitta, Grallaria quitensis * Tawny… … Wikipedia
Tawny — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tawny — [tô′nē] adj. tawnier, tawniest [ME tauny < OFr tanné, pp. of tanner, to TAN1] brownish yellow; tan n. tawny color SYN. DUSKY tawniness n … English World dictionary
Tawny — f English: from the vocabulary word descriptive of hair colour (Anglo Norman tauné, Old French tané tanned). This is a modern name created on the lines of examples such as GINGER (SEE Ginger) and SANDY (SEE Sandy). Variant: Tawney … First names dictionary
Tawny — [ tɔːnɪ; englisch »gelbbraun«], Farb und damit Altersstufe des Portweins … Universal-Lexikon
tawny — tan colored, late 14c., from Anglo Fr. tauné associated with the brownish yellow of tanned leather, from O.Fr. tané (12c.), pp. of taner to tan hides, from M.L. tannare (see TAN (Cf. tan)) … Etymology dictionary
tawny — ► ADJECTIVE (tawnier, tawniest) ▪ of an orange brown or yellowish brown colour. DERIVATIVES tawniness noun. ORIGIN Old French tane, from tan tanbark ; related to TAN(Cf. ↑tan) … English terms dictionary
Tawny — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Tawny, terme anglais signifiant « de couleur fauve », est un prénom féminin anglo saxon. Œnologie Porto Tawny est une appellation de vins de… … Wikipédia en Français
tawny — [[t]tɔ͟ːni[/t]] COLOUR Tawny hair, fur, or skin is a pale brown colour. She had tawny hair. ...a large, tawny dog … English dictionary
tawny — I. adjective (tawnier; est) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French tané, tauné, literally, tanned, from past participle of tanner to tan Date: 14th century 1. of the color tawny 2. of a warm sandy color like that of well tanned skin < the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
tawny — UK [ˈtɔːnɪ] / US [ˈtɔnɪ] adjective Word forms tawny : adjective tawny comparative tawnier superlative tawniest between yellow and brown in colour … English dictionary
