/ ˈtɔːni; NAmE / adjective
brownish-yellow in colour :
the lion's tawny mane
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French tane , from tan tanbark; related to tan .
/ ˈtɔːni; NAmE / adjective
brownish-yellow in colour :
the lion's tawny mane
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French tane , from tan tanbark; related to tan .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005