TAWNY


Meaning of TAWNY in English

/ 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 .

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