/ beɪʒ; NAmE / adjective
light yellowish-brown in colour
► beige noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent. (denoting a usually undyed and unbleached woollen fabric of this colour): from French , of unknown ultimate origin.
/ beɪʒ; NAmE / adjective
light yellowish-brown in colour
► beige noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent. (denoting a usually undyed and unbleached woollen fabric of this colour): from French , of unknown ultimate origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005