Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of the color of tan, or somewhat resembling tan in color.
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Examples
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Photos apparently taken from the propeller plane that transported Seif al-Islam from the desert showed him swathed in the tan-colored robes and headdress of southern Libyan tribes.
Gadhafi's Son Is Captured in Libya Margaret Coker 2011
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The men composing the company became known as Red Legs, from the fact that they wore leggings of red or tan-colored leather.
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The tan-colored mosques and houses in the mock Afghan village there look out over nearby office buildings belonging to large government contractors like Raytheon and General Dynamics.
In This Afghanistan, Bombs Don't Kill Yochi J. Dreazen 2010
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His tan-colored cat, a skinny thing lying in a strip of sun that streamed down on the verdant grass, was unaware of the deep red chicken pecking at bugs near its head.
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The tan-colored mosques and houses in the mock Afghan village there look out over nearby office buildings belonging to large government contractors like Raytheon and General Dynamics.
In This Afghanistan, Bombs Don't Kill Yochi J. Dreazen 2010
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The tan-colored mosques and houses in the mock Afghan village there look out over nearby office buildings belonging to large government contractors like Raytheon and General Dynamics.
In This Afghanistan, Bombs Don't Kill Yochi J. Dreazen 2010
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It shows two women moving across the laps of three Western men who wear tan-colored vests, clothing common to civilian contractors in Iraq.
U.S. Military Loses Control Of Subcontractor Spending, Warlords Benefit 2010
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His tan-colored cat, a skinny thing lying in a strip of sun that streamed down on the verdant grass, was unaware of the deep red chicken pecking at bugs near its head.
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A tan-colored four-door 1996 Honda Accord was stolen from a grocery store parking lot.
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The tan-colored mosques and houses in the mock Afghan village there look out over nearby office buildings belonging to large government contractors like Raytheon and General Dynamics.
In This Afghanistan, Bombs Don't Kill Yochi J. Dreazen 2010
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