Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A moderate to grayish brown.
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- noun A medium brown colour.
- adjective Of a medium brown colour.
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- noun a moderate brown color
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Sir Anthony Vandyke.]
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This colour was named for Sir Anthony Van Dyck, a Flemish painter.
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