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Original artwork fills the lobbies, library, and hallways, and guest rooms are done up in restful grays and taupes with amber and brass accents.
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Sunshine Flint, AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
The taupe and gray-green exterior, combined with a plaid fleece tongue and ankle padding, is stylish enough to wear with jeans without clashing.
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Ali Faccenda, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2025
The slow cooker comes in various colorways, including holiday-ready thyme green, neutral taupe, and white icing.
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Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Photo: Nathan Schroder The reflective quality of polished marble, especially when paired with a mirror panel, opens up the space, even as the variegated taupe veins anchor the room with their own unique typology.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
French, literally, mole, from Old French, from Latin talpa
First Known Use
circa 1909, in the meaning defined above
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“Taupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taupe. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
taupe
noun
: a brownish gray
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