beigen.adj.

Brit.

/beɪʒ/, U.S.

/beɪʒ/

Forms: Also formerly bège.

Etymology: < French beige adjective.

A. n.

1. A fine woollen fabric used as a dress-material, originally left in its natural colour but later dyed in various colours. Also beige cloth.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [noun] > thin or fine

tamin1552

rattinet1748

toilenette1789

cashmere1822

woollenette1825

beige1858

crystal1860

nun's cloth1883

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Beige, a French coarse cloth.

1879 Cassell's Family Mag. Sept. 634/2 The young lady..is in bège and silk.

1879 Cassell's Family Mag. Nov. 755/1 Her skirt is of silk and beige cloth.

1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 26/2 Beige is made of undyed wool, is an extremely soft textile, graceful in draping, and employed for morning and out-door wear... There is a description of this textile, called snowflake beige, of a neutral ground.

1890 A. Conan Doyle Sign of Four ii. 21 The dress was a sombre grayish beige, untrimmed and unbraided.

2. A shade of colour like that of undyed and unbleached wool; yellowish-grey. Also beige colour, whence beige-coloured adj.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [noun] > yellowish grey

mouse-dunc1465

mouse-coloura1576

mouse grey1825

putty1869

beige1879

naturelle1887

mouse1895

greige1911

kasha1957

the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > yellowish grey

mouse-coloured1605

mouse-colour1607

mouse-dun1686

putty-coloured1820

beige1879

beige-coloured1879

greige1927

1879 Cassell's Family Mag. Mar. 249/1 Beige shades go with moss-green.

1879 Cassell's Family Mag. Mar. 250/2 The hat..is of bège-coloured plush.

1896 Daily News 9 May 8/6 The colour of grass lawn is technically known as beige.

1899 Daily News 19 Aug. 7/4 Beige is the coolest possible colour.

B. adj.

Of wool or woollen and other fabrics, etc.: of a natural yellowish-grey colour.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > yellowish grey

mouse-coloured1605

mouse-colour1607

mouse-dun1686

putty-coloured1820

beige1879

beige-coloured1879

greige1927

1879¹ [see sense A. 2].

1899 Daily News 20 Mar. 8/7 The creamy lace..will be deep enough in tint to be beige.

1926 Brit. Weekly 24 June 250/5 The dress of beige lace is very much liked just now.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	beige
释义	beigen.adj. Brit. /beɪʒ/, U.S. /beɪʒ/ Forms: Also formerly bège. Etymology: < French beige adjective. A. n. 1. A fine woollen fabric used as a dress-material, originally left in its natural colour but later dyed in various colours. Also beige cloth. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [noun] > thin or fine tamin1552 rattinet1748 toilenette1789 cashmere1822 woollenette1825 beige1858 crystal1860 nun's cloth1883 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Beige, a French coarse cloth. 1879 Cassell's Family Mag. Sept. 634/2 The young lady..is in bège and silk. 1879 Cassell's Family Mag. Nov. 755/1 Her skirt is of silk and beige cloth. 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 26/2 Beige is made of undyed wool, is an extremely soft textile, graceful in draping, and employed for morning and out-door wear... There is a description of this textile, called snowflake beige, of a neutral ground. 1890 A. Conan Doyle Sign of Four ii. 21 The dress was a sombre grayish beige, untrimmed and unbraided. 2. A shade of colour like that of undyed and unbleached wool; yellowish-grey. Also beige colour, whence beige-coloured adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [noun] > yellowish grey mouse-dunc1465 mouse-coloura1576 mouse grey1825 putty1869 beige1879 naturelle1887 mouse1895 greige1911 kasha1957 the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > yellowish grey mouse-coloured1605 mouse-colour1607 mouse-dun1686 putty-coloured1820 beige1879 beige-coloured1879 greige1927 1879 Cassell's Family Mag. Mar. 249/1 Beige shades go with moss-green. 1879 Cassell's Family Mag. Mar. 250/2 The hat..is of bège-coloured plush. 1896 Daily News 9 May 8/6 The colour of grass lawn is technically known as beige. 1899 Daily News 19 Aug. 7/4 Beige is the coolest possible colour. B. adj. Of wool or woollen and other fabrics, etc.: of a natural yellowish-grey colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > yellowish grey mouse-coloured1605 mouse-colour1607 mouse-dun1686 putty-coloured1820 beige1879 beige-coloured1879 greige1927 1879¹ [see sense A. 2]. 1899 Daily News 20 Mar. 8/7 The creamy lace..will be deep enough in tint to be beige. 1926 Brit. Weekly 24 June 250/5 The dress of beige lace is very much liked just now. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1858
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