Category:Tawny

Taw"ny, a. [compar. Tawnier; superl. Tawniest.] Etym: [f. tanné, p.p. Of tanner to tan. See tan, v. t. & n. Cf. Tenné.]

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.