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- adjective having a tawny color
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Examples
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In his borrowed, 1985 tawny-colored Rolls-Royce, we pulled up along the curb next to the Hammons work, called “House of the Future.”
Spoleto Festival U.S.A.: A Clash of Sensibilities, Now Resolved - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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And as if to punctuate Winfrey's insistence that she is firmly grounded, Sadie, her tawny-colored cocker spaniel, who has been reclining on a nearby chair, quietly passes gas.
Now it's Oprah's moment Robin Givhan 2010
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In his borrowed, 1985 tawny-colored Rolls-Royce, we pulled up along the curb next to the Hammons work, called “House of the Future.”
Spoleto Festival U.S.A.: A Clash of Sensibilities, Now Resolved - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Lucy hopped out of the car, removing the wire cage; a tawny-colored guinea pig huddled in one corner.
Archive 2006-09-03 Miss Snark 2006
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Because it was still early in the year, she'd mostly found heavy clusters of the tawny-colored oyster mushrooms.
Soul of the Fire Goodkind, Terry 1999
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Then he wondered, could they be some kind of mountain horses or unusual, tawny-colored goats?
The Kinslayer Wars Niles, Douglas 1991
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He wasn't wearing sunglasses and the lazy, tawny-colored eyes seemed to find her discomfort amusing.
The Master Fiddler Dailey, Janet, 1944- 1977
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He wasn't wearing sunglasses and the lazy, tawny-colored eyes seemed to find her discomfort amusing.
The Master Fiddler Dailey, Janet, 1944- 1977
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The river, dull and tawny-colored, _ (la belle rivière!) _ drags itself sluggishly along, tired of the heavy weight of boats and coal-barges.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 Various
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Why, a great anxious mother-hen, all tawny-colored and white, with thirteen downy little chickens, who were frightened enough, and wondering where in the wide world they were.
Gems Gathered in Haste A New Year's Gift for Sunday Schools Anonymous
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