单词 | taupe |
释义 | taupe|təʊp, tɔːp| [a. Fr., f. L. talpa mole.] A brownish shade of grey resembling the colour of moleskin. Also Comb., as taupe-coloured adj.
1911Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 5 Apr. 24/1 (Advt.), Important silk purchase..in colors of rose, Persian blue..taupe, purple, mauve. 1921Glasgow Herald 18 June 4 Pearl, smoke, taupe, mouse and other soft becoming shades of grey. 1955W. Gaddis Recognitions ii. ix. 714 The hole in the roof had, of course, been repaired; and the interior done over in taupe and white. 1967Boston Sunday Herald Mag. 26 Mar. 21/1 Use taupe powder to create depth. 1976L. St. Clair Fortune in Death xxi. 215 The subdued taupe of her suit. 1982M. McMullen Better off Dead (1983) i. iii. 19 The velvet was taupe-coloured. |

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