beige

noun \ ˈbāzh \

|Updated on: 4 Aug 2018

Examples: beige in a Sentence

Definition of beige

1 : cloth made of natural undyed wool

2 a : a variable color averaging light grayish-yellowish brown

b : a pale to grayish yellow

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beigy

play \ˈbā-zhē\ adjective

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Recent Examples of beige from the Web

Cassius’s palette exists in muted tones of beiges, browns, greens, maroons, limes, lemon sherbets.

— samantha powell, The Cut, "Sorry to Bother You’s Costume Designer on Dressing Tessa Thompson," 10 July 2018
And yet, the first dozen or so looks in Maria Grazia Chiuri’s Dior lineup were practically the opposite: muted, pared-back midi dresses, capes, and gowns in neutral shades of beige, navy, and black.

— emily farra, Vogue, "When Beige Isn’t Boring: The Story Behind Dior’s Toile de Jouy Couture Gown," 6 July 2018
Use strong colors like canary and fluorescent pink paired with pastel pink, blue and shades of beige, but remember to distribute your palette unevenly to keep the look cool, not contrived.

— putnam & putnam, Harper's BAZAAR, "Introducing: The Wedding Colors For Spring," 17 Jan. 2017
Some Orange County suburbs are known for row after row of builder-basic homes — all seemingly covered in 50 shades of beige.

— r. daniel foster, latimes.com, "Orange County's boring 'burbs get HGTV makeovers," 22 June 2018
Down Image This stack of meat masquerading as a sandwich was a study in beige: deep-fried chicken fillets subbing in for bread, bacon replacing lettuce, melted cheese supplanting tomato.

— tiffany hsu, New York Times, "Meat Wrapped in Meat. Doughnut Sandwiches. Want Some of Fast Food’s Big Ideas?," 22 June 2018
Kendall Jenner's been digging cool shades of beige.

— kelsey stiegman, Seventeen, "Your Mom’s Favorite ‘90s Outfit is Officially Back ~In~," 26 Oct. 2017
Pay attention to the undertone, a secondary color that showcases itself such as a beige that shows a hint of pink.

— brian sodoma, azcentral, "Choosing the right paint colors before you move into your new home," 10 May 2018
And so Lundy, clustered in a herd of prisoners clad in beige, waits behind the big steel doors with a question to start each day: Will the moon be out this morning?

— robert.king@indystar.com, Indianapolis Star, "Colt Lundy: A prison of his own making," 10 May 2014

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Origin and Etymology of beige

borrowed from French, going back to Middle French baige, noun derivative of Old French bege "uncolored, having the color of natural wool," of uncertain origin

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First Known Use: 1819

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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