Definitions for taupe
toʊptaupe

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. taupeadjective

   a greyish brown

2. fuscous, taupeadjective

   of something having a dusky brownish grey color

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. taupeadjective

   Of a dark brownish-grey colour.

2. Etymology: From taupe, from talpa.

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1. taupe

   Taupe is a dark brownish-gray color, originally used in the French language to describe the color of a mole. The name originally referred only to the average color of the French mole, but its usage has broadened to encompass a wide range of shades.

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1. Taupe

   Taupe is a dark grayish brown or brownish gray. It takes its name from the French word for mole, and from the Latin name for the European Mole, Talpa europaea. Originally, this referred only to the average color of the French mole, but like the colors pink and lavender, the name expanded to encompass a wide range of varying shades. Taupe is a vague, unscientific color term which may be used to refer to almost any grayish-brown, brownish-gray, or warm gray color. It often overlaps with tan and even people who use color professionally frequently disagree as to what "taupe" means. Taupe itself, however, is not directly correlated with such colors as purple or pink. There is no single, generally recognized authority for such terms, but the addition of such colors can create a wider variety of shades which can benefit either art. The color displayed at right matches the color sample called taupe referenced below in the 1930 book A Dictionary of Color, the world standard for color terms before the invention of computers. However, the word taupe may often be used to refer to lighter shades of taupe today, and therefore another name for this color is dark taupe.

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for taupe »

1. eat up

2. upeat

How to pronounce taupe?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say taupe in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of taupe in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of taupe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of taupe in a Sentence

1. Maria Roussos:

   For versatility, the best carpet shades for most schemes are charcoal, taupe and sand.

2. Maria Roussos:

   For some time now, sandy and taupe textures have dominated, but now there are so many more options in the gray palette in both loop and plush piles, which are gorgeous for the bedroom.

3. Harriet Isaac-Cole:

   Ask yourself, ‘How soft or layered do I want the texture and pile of the carpet to be? How do I want it to feel underfoot when I step out of bed?’ for versatility, the best carpet shades for most schemes are charcoal, taupe and sand.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=taupe
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Taupe
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=taupe
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=taupe