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    taupe

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Colours
    taupe /təʊp $ toʊp/ noun [uncountable]  CCa brownish-grey colour 褐灰色 —taupe adjective
    Examples from the Corpus
    taupe• Crisp hair curling on his collar, Levi 501s and a taupe cotton shirt.• And that includes hues of oatmeal and taupe, which color consultants say suggest wholesome environmental awareness.• Jane had worn an exquisite taupe chiffon Brac, and she looked magnificent, and the girls looked innocent and sweet.• Michael Kors' taupe knit with prom corsage over chestnut satin. 12.• Ralph Lauren's bright orange jacket worn with taupe shorts with cargo pockets. 3.    Origin taupe (1900-2000) French “mole”, from Latin talpa
    taupe nounChinese
    Corpus colour brownish-grey a


    taupe
    taupe /təʊp $ toʊp/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1900-2000
     Language: French
     Origin: 'mole', from Latin talpa
    a brownish-grey colour
    —taupe adjective


    taupeBrE /təʊp/ 🔊NAmE /toʊp/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a brownish-grey colour 褐灰色▸ taupe adjective