[DOC] [TLE] Taupe - Wikipedia [PAR] Taupe otherwise known as beige-brown, is a dark tan color in-between brown 
and gray. The word derives from the French noun taupe meaning "mole". The 
name originally referred only to the average color of the French mole, but 
beginning in the 1940s, its usage expanded to encompass a wider range of 
shades. ... The word derives from the French noun taupe, which in turn is from the 
Latin... [DOC] [TLE] Taupe | Define Taupe at Dictionary.com [PAR] Taupe definition, a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged 
with ... Examples; Word Origin ... The tailoring focused on shades of black, olive, 
gray, and taupe. ... moleskin), from French taupe, the color, originally "a mole," 
from Latin talpa "a mole. ... What mistaken pronunciation gave this character its 
name? [DOC] [TLE] Color term - Revolvy [PAR] Compound color words make use of adjectives (e.g. "light brown", "sea green") or 
... For example, hue (shades of red , orange , yellow , green , blue , and purple ) 
... Different cultures have different terms for colors, and may also assign some 
color ..... which in turn is from the Latin talpa, both meaning " mole " (the mammal)
. [DOC] [TLE] Gray (color) - Revolvy [PAR] It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is a color "without color". 
... Battleship grey or variations on this shade is the standard color for U.S. 
warships ... The warm, dark and rich greys and browns served to emphasize the 
golden light on ...... Ferruginea , a Latin word meaning ferruginous or rusty , may 
refer to... [DOC] [TLE] Shades of brown - Topics [PAR] The X11 color list of web colors lists seventeen different shades of brown, but the 
... Etymologically, it's believed that the words "brown" and "beaver" ultimately 
stem from ... with woad and madder to give it a subdued gray or reddish-brown 
shade. ...... which in turn is from the Latin talpa, both meaning " mole " (the 
mammal). [DOC] [TLE] Taupe - definition of taupe by The Free Dictionary [PAR] A brownish gray. taupe adj. n a. a brownish-grey colour b. ... Word / Article ... [
French, from Old French, mole, from Latin talpa.] taupe adj. American Heritage 
Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. ... colours, PS22 each, and our 
model is wearing the gorgeous Taupe Quartz shade which flatters every eye 
colour. [DOC] [TLE] How To Use Taupe Color In Your Home Decor - Homesthetics ... [PAR] May 7, 2016 ... Taupe is a word that is used to denote any of a variety of colors. ... which in turn 
is from the Latin talpa, both meaning mole (the mammal). ... used to refer to 
almost any grayish-brown, brownish-gray, or warm gray color. ... Most of us have 
adopted the blank wall color scheme which allows us to open any... [DOC] [TLE] Red and yellow and pink and green... | OxfordWords blog [PAR] Aug 13, 2012 ... Many of us learn the colours of the rainbow from an early age, but have ... The 
origins of many of the words for the colours of the visible ... our descriptions to '
blueish-green' or 'reddy-brown' when we have such a ... for 'mole', originating 
from the Latin talpa), puce (from the French for ... Five Shades of Grey? [DOC] [TLE] What came first, the orange or orange? [Archive] - Straight Dope ... [PAR] The root words in Persian and Sanskrit referred to the tree/fruit, as best as I can 
tell .... (and languages with more follow them up with purple, grey, brown, orange, 
and ... of good pure orange shades that would have been available at the time. 
..... taupe -- from the French, which is from the Latin talpa for mole. [DOC] [TLE] Learn How

Question: The Latin word talpa, meaning "mole", gave us this word for a shade of brownish gray
Answer: taupe