Definitions

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  • adjective Somewhat tan in colour.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of a color resembling tan

Etymologies

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tan +‎ -ish

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Examples

  • The car that Michaela was kidnapped in was described as tannish or possibly with primary on it.

    CNN Transcript Sep 1, 2009 2009

  • The woman, described as being in her early 30s with "tannish" shoulder-length brown hair, allegedly pulled up to a curb next to where the girl was standing.

    Boulder Daily Camera Most Viewed 2009

  • And Ellen, a tannish-brown bundle of energy, still loves her food but loves her visitors even more – smothering them with kisses as soon as they walk through the door.

    As Athlete Makes Comeback, Recovery For Vick's Dogs Is Slow And Painful AP/The Huffington Post 2011

  • And Ellen, a tannish-brown bundle of energy, still loves her food but loves her visitors even more – smothering them with kisses as soon as they walk through the door.

    As Athlete Makes Comeback, Recovery For Vick's Dogs Is Slow And Painful AP/The Huffington Post 2011

  • And Ellen, a tannish-brown bundle of energy, still loves her food but loves her visitors even more – smothering them with kisses as soon as they walk through the door.

    As Athlete Makes Comeback, Recovery For Vick's Dogs Is Slow And Painful AP/The Huffington Post 2011

  • She had high cheekbones, a tannish skin and a golden collar.

    Cinnamon Roll 2010

  • The road wound through a wide valley filled with stub-bled fields and meadows whose grasses had been cut, leaving a short tannish thatch.

    Soarer's Choice Modesitt, L. E. 2006

  • Although it appears slightly smaller, it is quite strong, and its skin is rockhard and tannish.

    Cadmian's Choice Modesitt, L. E. 2006

  • From the saddle of the roan, Mykel surveyed the nearly completed Cadmian compound, standing out amid the tannish grasses of the grazing lands to the north.

    Soarer's Choice Modesitt, L. E. 2006

  • In the misty grayness just before dawn, Kharl slipped from under the canvas flap covered with tannish marsh grass.

    Ordermaster Modesitt, L. E. 2005

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