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tawny

taw·ny [ táwnee ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. orangey brown: of an orangey brown color tinged with gold

2. matured for ten years plus: describes port wine that has matured for at least ten years in the barrel before bottling and is therefore paler than ruby port

[14th century. Via Anglo-Norman tauné< Old French tané< tan "tanbark"]

taw·ni·ness noun
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