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taupe

[tohp] / toʊp /


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Ms. Rizer begins in a peasant shift of woven jute and ends, after seven layers and 154 pounds of increasing Tolstoyan grandeur, cocooned in a wintry mantle of taupe.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 1, 2025

To her, black, white and taupe are timeless, elegant choices.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2025

With desert tones of gray, taupe, and sandy pink, the Bimshire is affectionately named after the island of Barbados, paying homage to Gibbs’ Bajan roots.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 1, 2024

Colors such as white, taupe and light gray can help a space feel brighter.

From Seattle Times Jan. 30, 2024

She’d switched out her multicolored, patchwork-adorned backpack for a more demure taupe leather handbag.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

The broker had staged the house with attractive furniture in taupes and grays.

From Slate Mar. 6, 2025

The low energy of the restricted color palette of autumnal taupes, beiges, blue-grays was effective in giving this funky collection a classicism.

From Seattle Times Jan. 19, 2022

In addition to metallic sequins, there were muted, earthy taupes and browns.

From Washington Times Feb. 8, 2019

A huge comforter in muted taupes, stitched in a grid of rainbow curves.

From New York Times Apr. 26, 2017

“Since our basement has only one window, I stayed away from stark whites and grays, which can look dreary without natural light. The use of taupes, beiges, browns and wood tones is inviting and warm.”

From Washington Post Jun. 23, 2015




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