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taupe
OXFORD DICTIONARY
taupe, n. a grey with a tinge of another colour, usu. brown.
Etymology
F, = MOLE(1)
THESAURUS
taupe
Quaker-colored, acier, ashen, ashy, beige, brown, brownish, brownish-yellow, brunet, canescent, chocolate, cinereous, cinerous, cinnamon, cocoa, cocoa-brown, coffee, coffee-brown, dapple, dapple-gray, dappled, dappled-gray, dingy, dismal, dove-colored, dove-gray, drab, dreary, dull, dun, dun-brown, dun-drab, dusty, ecru, fawn, fawn-colored, fuscous, glaucescent, glaucous, gray, gray-black, gray-brown, gray-colored, gray-drab, gray-green, gray-spotted, gray-toned, gray-white, grayed, grayish, grege, griseous, grizzle, grizzled, grizzly, hazel, iron-gray, khaki, lead-gray, leaden, livid, lurid, mouse-colored, mouse-gray, mousy, nut-brown, olive-brown, olive-drab, pearl, pearl-gray, pearly, sad, seal, seal-brown, sepia, silver, silver-gray, silvered, silvery, slate-colored, slaty, smoke-gray, smoky, snuff-colored, sober, somber, sorrel, steel-gray, steely, stone-colored, tan, tawny, toast, toast-brown, umber, umber-colored, walnut, walnut-brown, yellowish-brownFor further exploring for "taupe" in Webster Dictionary Online