Synonyms for taupe


Grammar : Noun
Spell : tohp
Phonetic Transcription : toÊŠp

Top 10 synonyms for taupe Other synonyms for the word taupe

Définition of taupe

Origin :
  • 1880s, "a mole," later (1911) "dark brownish-gray color" (the color of moleskin), from French taupe, the color, originally "a mole," from Latin talpa "a mole."
  • As in beige : noun light brown color
Example sentences :
  • The little steamer was feeling her cautious way up a river of dull silver between banks of taupe and mauve.
  • Extract from : « Jane Journeys On » by Ruth Comfort Mitchell
  • Her frock was taupe colored, of a soft woolen material, ornamented with many small buttons.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery Girl » by Carolyn Wells
  • The bathroom has the walls painted in broad stripes of dull blue and taupe, the stripes being quite six inches wide.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Interior Decoration » by Grace Wood
  • The old puzzle sentence, Caille a haut nid, taupe a bas nid, shows this very well.
  • Extract from : « Jamaican Song and Story » by Walter Jekyll
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