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beige

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Colours
beige /beɪʒ/ noun [uncountable]  CCa pale brown colour 米黄色;浅棕色beige adjective
Examples from the Corpus
beigeNew sensible Bahama beige is ideal for concealing the ravages of muddy boots.To that end, the carpeting in virtually all the residences is a bland beige -- making the homes easier to sell.Minimalist in beige, black and cement with big arrangements of fresh flowers.Enclosed in plastic casing of muddy beige, it was slightly bigger than a shoebox on end, about fourteen inches high.Still love your sage green or sandy beige?
Origin beige (1800-1900) French
beige nounChinese
pale colour a brown Corpus


beige
beige /beɪʒ/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: French
a pale brown colour
—beige adjective


beigeBrE /beɪʒ/ 🔊NAmE /beɪʒ/ 🔊 adjectivelight yellowish-brown in colour 浅褐色的;米黄色的 beige noun [uncountable]