Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Tawny"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tawny \Taw"ny\, a. [Compar. {Tawnier}; superl. {Tawniest}.] [F.
tann['e], p. p. of tanner to tan. See {Tan}, v. t. & n. Cf.
{Tenn['e]}.]
Of a dull yellowish brown color, like things tanned, or
persons who are sunburnt; as, tawny Moor or Spaniard; the
tawny lion. ``A leopard's tawny and spotted hide.''
--Longfellow.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tawny
adj : of a light brown to brownish orange color
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