TAWNY-BROWN Synonyms

• an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin

• a sculpture made of bronze

• of the color of bronze

• made from or consisting of bronze

• give the color and appearance of bronze to something

• get a tan, from wind or sun

• an ardent follower and admirer

• a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen

• bare skin

• a medium to dark tan color

• an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)

• of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather

• strike, beat repeatedly

• polish and make shiny

• cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions

• wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

• any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur

• edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

• the brown color of chestnuts

• a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg

• a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse

• (of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color

• aromatic bark used as a spice

• tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon

• spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground

• a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

• any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans

• a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee

• a medium brown to dark-brown color

• a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor

• a copper penny

• uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

• a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper

• any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings

• coat with a layer of copper

• a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color

• a young deer

• show submission or fear

• try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

• have fawns

• Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts

• the fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris)

• any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk

• a shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish; it is a greenish shade of brown when used to describe the color of someone's eyes

• of a light brown or yellowish brown color

• a reddish brown homespun fabric

• of brown with a reddish tinge

• French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)

• a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

• fortitude and determination

• rub with sandpaper

• type genus of the Sepiidae

• a shade of brown with a tinge of red

• rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes

• of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather