tawny : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tawny	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for tawny
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tawny adj of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather Synonym(s): tawny, tawny-brown
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tawny \Taw"ny\, a. [Compar. {Tawnier}; superl. {Tawniest}.] [F. tann[82], p. p. of tanner to tan. See {Tan}, v. t. & n. Cf. {Tenn[82]}.] Of a dull yellowish brown color, like things tanned, or persons who are sunburnt; as, tawny Moor or Spaniard; the tawny lion. [bd]A leopard's tawny and spotted hide.[b8] --Longfellow.