as in blond
of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color
the tawny coat of a lion
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Reserva Red Blend Douro Portugal Most people know that the Douro is home to luscious ruby and tawny Port wines, but fewer know that the region is now making dry red wines due to the decline in sweet Port’s popularity.
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
Mountain lions usually have light, tawny brown fur that can appear gray or almost black, depending on light conditions, the department says.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
Start the day with a lightly shimmering base of taupe, pink, and tawny, then smoke it out with Creep and Gunmetal for evening cocktails.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024
The Florence and the Machine aesthetic draws from Pre-Raphaelite tawny goddesses; photos by the 19th-century artist Julia Margaret Cameron; Surrealist 20th-century paintings by Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo; the modern dancer Loie Fuller; exhausted cancan dancers; pastel moths.
—Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
Mountain lions usually have light, tawny brown fur that can appear gray or almost black, depending on light conditions, the department says.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
Start the day with a lightly shimmering base of taupe, pink, and tawny, then smoke it out with Creep and Gunmetal for evening cocktails.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024
The Florence and the Machine aesthetic draws from Pre-Raphaelite tawny goddesses; photos by the 19th-century artist Julia Margaret Cameron; Surrealist 20th-century paintings by Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo; the modern dancer Loie Fuller; exhausted cancan dancers; pastel moths.
—Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Tawny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tawny. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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