tawny

     

Tawny refers to a pale orange-brown colour. It is use in the names of organisms with such colouring. It is also a given or assumed name for people, mostly women. In heraldry, it is often called tenné.

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  • (Jon of the Clue Crew presents from a Sandeman Winery cellar in Portugal.) Vintage port continues to age in the bottle, while this type of port, whose name refers to its brownish color, ages in wooden barrels

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