释义 |
beige I. \ˈbāzh\ noun (-s) Etymology: French, perhaps from Italian bambagia cotton, from Medieval Latin bambac-, bambax, from Middle Greek bambak-, bambax, probably from a Turkish word represented now by Turkish pamuk cotton, probably of Persian origin; akin to Persian pamba cotton 1. : cloth (as dress goods) made of natural undyed wool 2. a. : a variable color averaging light grayish yellowish brown b. : a pale to grayish yellow II. adjective Etymology: French, from beige, n. 1. : of the color beige 2. : having the natural color — used of fabrics made of undyed or unbleached wool III. adjective : lacking distinction : vanilla herein |