fuscous
AdjectiveSynonyms:
taupe
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- of something having a dusky brownish grey colorSynonyms: taupeOpposite achromaticSimilar chromatic
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Fus′cous adjective
Origin: L. fuscus.
Brown or grayish black; darkish.
Sad and fuscous colors, as black or brown, or deep purple and the like.— Edmund Burke
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54