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tawny

/ˈtɔni/ noun C2
  1. A light brown to brownish orange colour. (countable, uncountable)
  2. Synonym of tenné (“a rarely-used tincture of orange or bright brown”). (countable, uncountable)
  3. Something of a light brown or brownish orange colour (particularly if it has the word tawny in its name). (countable, uncountable)
  4. The common bullfinch or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula). (countable, uncountable)
  5. In full tawny port: a sweet, fortified port wine which is blended and matured in wooden casks. (countable, uncountable)
  6. Tawny frogmouth. (countable, uncountable)
  7. Tawny owl. (countable, uncountable)

Plural tawnies

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