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Meanings of tawny in English

Spanish
tawny

Light brown to brownish-orange color.

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tawny

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

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Examples for "tawny-brown"
Examples for "tawny-brown"
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
Usage of tawny in English
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
6
A river intersected the plain which in many places was tawny yellow.
In the Wilderness
7
A flash of joy lighted up the tawny eyes of the brute-tamer.
The Wandering Jew — Volume 01
8
A tawny light sprang up just ahead; snatches of laughter reached them.
The Blood Red Dawn
9
They in turn provide food for heron, tawny owl, kestrel and buzzard.
The Guardian
10
Keewin no care that, he flicked his tawny fingers in the air.
The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
11
Her eyes were a tawny brown; her hair a flamboyant auburn mop.
Masters of Space
12
He stroked her tawny fur and felt sadness rage through his body.
The Winds of Dune
13
A shape padded into view, a tawny, shaggy pelt of sandy brown.
Dancer’s Lament
14
Draffes, their long tawny necks swaying, saluted them in their high-pitched voices.
Son of a witch: volume two in the wicked years
15
The tinker was kindling preparations for his tea, under the tawny umbrella.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Complete
16
Suddenly you see the tawny yellow hide, as the tiger slouches along.
Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier / Twelve Years Sporting Re...
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Spanish
tawny
Tawny through the time
Tawny across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common