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Pronunciation : Taw"ny
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [F. tann?, p.p. of tanner to tan. See Tan, v. t. & n. Cf. Tenn?.]
Definition : Defn: Of a dull yellowish brown color, like things tanned, or persons who are sunburnt; as, tawny Moor or Spaniard; the tawny lion. "A leopard's tawny and spotted hide." Longfellow.

[Compar. Tawnier; superl. Tawniest.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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