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beige

(bāzh)
n.
1. A light grayish brown or yellowish brown to grayish yellow.
2. A soft fabric of undyed, unbleached wool.
adj.
Light grayish-brown or yellowish-brown to grayish-yellow.

[French, fine woolen fabric left in its natural color, from Old French bege, perhaps from shortening of Old Italian bambagia, cotton wool, ultimately from Medieval Latin bombax, cotton; see bombazine.]
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beige

(beɪʒ)
n
1. (Colours)
a. a very light brown, sometimes with a yellowish tinge, similar to the colour of undyed wool
b. (as adjective): beige gloves.
2. (Textiles) a fabric made of undyed or unbleached wool
[C19: from Old French, of obscure origin]
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beige

(beɪʒ)

n.
1. a very light grayish brown, as the color of undyed wool.
adj.
2. of the color beige.
[1855–60; < French; Old French bege]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:beige - a very light brown]beige - a very light brown
light brown - a brown that is light but unsaturated
Adj. 1. [画像:beige - of a light greyish-brown color]beige - of a light greyish-brown color
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
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beige

noun & adjective fawn, coffee, cream, sand, neutral, mushroom, tan, biscuit, camel, buff, cinnamon, khaki, oatmeal, ecru, café au lait (French) a pair of beige shorts see shades of brown, shades of yellow
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Translations
بِلَوْن الصّوفبِيجْ لَوْن الصّوف
béžovýbéžová barva
beige
beež
beigebeesi
bež
bézsbézs színûbézsszín
ljósbrúnnljósbrúnn, grábrúnn
ベージュの
베이지색의
smėlio spalvasmėlio spalvõs
smilškrāsasmilškrāsas-
béžová farbabéžový
beige
สีน้ําตาลอ่อน
bej bej rengi
màu be

beige

[beɪʒ]
A. ADJ(color) beige inv
B. Nbeige m
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beige

[ˈbeɪʒ]
adjbeige
n (= colour) → beige m
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beige

adjbeige
nBeige nt
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beige

[beɪʒ] adj & nbeige (m) inv
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beige

(beiʒ) noun
a pale pinkish-yellow colour. beige لَوْن الصّوف (بيج) бежово bege béžová barva das Beige beige το μπεζ χρώμα beige beež بژ beige beige בֶּז' मटमैला bež bézsszín warna abu-abu kekuningan ljósbrúnn, grábrúnn beige ベージュ色 베이지색 smėlio spalva smilškrāsa berwarna kuning air beige beige beż اوم ژيړ: ژيړ بخن رنګ (لكه دپسه وړۍ) خړبخن، خړ جه لږ غوندى ګلابې رنګ ولرى creme bej цвет беж béžová farba bež bež beige สีเหลืองอมชมพูอ่อน bej rengi 米色 беж گلابی مائل زرد رنگ màu be 米色
adjective
a beige hat. beige بِلَوْن الصّوف (بيج) бежов bege béžový beige beige μπεζ beige beež برک kellertävä beige בָּעָל צֶבָע בֶּז' मटियाला bež bézs színű abu-abu kekuningan ljósbrúnn beige ベージュ色の 베이지색의 smėlio spalvos smilškrāsas- topi warna kuning air beige beige beżowy کریمی bege bej бежевый béžový bež bež beige น้ําตาลอ่อน bej 米色的 бежевий گلابی مائل زرد رنگ کا حامل màu be 米色的,浅褐色的
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beige

بِيجْ béžový beige beige μπεζ beige , beis beige beige bež beige ベージュの 베이지색의 beige beige beżowy bege бежевый beige สีน้ําตาลอ่อน bej màu be 浅褐色的
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The dress was a sombre grayish beige, untrimmed and unbraided, and she wore a small turban of the same dull hue, relieved only by a suspicion of white feather in the side.
It was of excellent material, a sort of beige, but it bore unmistakable signs of having been worn before.
If you have golden tones in your skin go for creamy, caramel-toned nudes and warm beiges. If you've been blessed with olive skin like Jennifer, just about any nude shade will look great on you.
Global creative director for Chanel Peter Philips discovered portrait sketches and handprints of the fashion icon which gave him inspiration, which features shades of blossom around beiges, browns and khaki.
Try browns, reds, berries and taupe-y beiges. Terra cotta looks good, but be wary of strong orange shades--they aren't always fluttering to you.

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