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▪ I. tabac, a. (and n.1)|təˈbæk|
[f. F. tabac tobacco.]
Of a deep shade of brown; tobacco-coloured. Also as n.
1881Queen 18 June 8/1 Best felt hats. For Ladies and Gentlemen. The new ‘Vicuna’ ‘Tabac’ Brown, and all Colours. 1886Graphic 30 Jan. 123/2 Colours are Black, Brown, Gold, Geranium, and Tabac. 1894Westm. Gaz. 26 Apr. 3/2 A very stylish costume..in dark tabac canvas. 1900Ibid. 6 Sept. 3/3 Brown, a dark tabac shade, is by some assigned the place of honour. 1922Daily Mail 18 Dec. 1 (Advt.), In shades of Coral, Champagne,..Tabac.
▪ II. ‖ tabac, n.2|tabak|
[Fr.]
In French-speaking countries: a tobacconist's shop.
1918‘K. Mansfield’ Let. 11 Jan. (1928) 96 The tabac woman did not know me and had no tobacco. 1934H. Miller Tropic of Cancer 52 We sat in the back of the little tabac called L'Eléphant. 1965P. O'Donnell Modesty Blaise vii. 75 He left the boules with the lady who ran the tabac. 1980‘M. Harris’ Treasure of Sainte Foy ii. 18 There is a boulangerie-pâtisserie, a tabac, and the milk bar. |