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   Taw·ny

   /ˈtônē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of an orange-brown or yellowish-brown color: "tawny eyes"

   noun

   • 1. an orange-brown or yellowish-brown color: "pine needles turning from tawny to amber"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French tane, from tan ‘tanbark’; related to tan1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tawniness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • A

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   • N

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