BEIGE


Meaning of BEIGE in English

I. ˈbāzh noun

( -s )

Etymology: French, perhaps from Italian bambagia cotton, from Medieval Latin bambac-, bambax, from Middle Greek bambak-, bambax, probably from a Turkish word represented now by Turkish pamuk cotton, probably of Persian origin; akin to Persian pamba cotton

1. : cloth (as dress goods) made of natural undyed wool

2.

a. : a variable color averaging light grayish yellowish brown

b. : a pale to grayish yellow

II. adjective

Etymology: French, from beige, n.

1. : of the color beige

2. : having the natural color — used of fabrics made of undyed or unbleached wool

III. adjective

: lacking distinction : vanilla herein

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.