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The trousers come in 29 colors and prints, including neutrals like taupe and charcoal gray.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
While most of the home has off-white and taupe palette, the dining room, now used as a games room, has dark walls painted in Farrow and Ball’s Hague Blue.
—Paola Singer, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2024
Not all off-white paint colors are alike—some have warm undertones and lean more toward taupe or even pink when paired with white trim, while others have green and gray undertones and pair well with a cool color palette.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
The room, which has a quiet palette of dusty blues and grayish taupes, is connected through arched doorways to the kitchen on one end and the living room at the other.
—Paola Singer, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
French, literally, mole, from Old French, from Latin talpa
First Known Use
circa 1909, in the meaning defined above
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“Taupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taupe. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
taupe
noun
: a brownish gray
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