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Meanings of tawny-brown in English

Of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather.

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Examples for "tawny"
1
Avery said simply, 'I saw him fall.' The tawny eyes were distant.
Second to None
2
The men are remarkably idle and stupid; they are tawny and lean.
A Woman's Journey Round the World / From Vienna to Brazil, Chili...
3
Once more the column undulated over the tawny crest of the hill.
The Wrong Twin
4
Presently the familiar cliff and the tawny path scaling it loomed ahead.
Broken to the Plow / A Novel
5
Harris set the glass back down and stared into its tawny heart.
The Short Victorious War
Usage of tawny-brown in English
1
He thought she had dazzling tawny-brown eyes, which were almost covered by her bangs.
What a westmoreland wants
2
Her small, tawny-brown eyes concentrated in a point of vivid, sightless fury, like a tiger's.
England, My England
3
When the sunlight touched her, it lit up more shades of tawny-brown-leaf-hazel-corn-gold-autumn-mahogany than Lyra could name.
The golden compass
4
Obedient to my command, but still growling deep in his throat, his tawny-brown eyes fixed on Hector.
Too close to home
5
A young lad with tawny-brown hair, long-limbed and tall for his years, rallied them, urged them to hold fast.
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