FAWN

Fawn

Fawn is a light yellowish tan colour. It is usually used in reference to clothing, soft furnishings and bedding, as well as to a dog's coat colour. It occurs in varying shades, ranging between pale tan to pale fawn to dark deer-red.

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fawn

Noun

  1. A young deer.
  2. A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
  3. The young of an animal; a whelp.

Verb

  1. To give birth to a fawn.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To exhibit affection or attempt to please.
  2. To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour (with on or upon).
  3. To wag its tail, to show devotion.

Adjective

  1. Of the fawn colour.


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