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Colors include stripe white/blue, stripe tan, and also mini check multi, windowpane taupe, and windowpane white/navy.
—Terri Williams, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The color scheme was an unobtrusive if unremarkable mix of taupes and grays, which, in retrospect, offered its own respite from the technicolor experience on the rest of the ship.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
For the event, Beyoncé wore a slouchy taupe suit and a mani in a similar gray-ish palette.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 21 Oct. 2024
There’s also a dark taupe available for the same price.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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Word History
Etymology
French, literally, mole, from Old French, from Latin talpa
First Known Use
circa 1909, in the meaning defined above
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“Taupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taupe. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
taupe
noun
: a brownish gray
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