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tawniness|ˈtɔːnɪnɪs| [f. tawny a. + -ness.] The quality or condition of being tawny.
c1550Lloyd Treas. Health F viij, Coluer dounge ground in vyneger and smeared ouer thy face putteth away al morphewe & tawnines. 1623Middleton More Dissemblers Besides Wom. v. ii, She's the sun's masterpiece for tawniness. 1727Bailey vol. II, Tawniness,..the Being of the Colour of tanned Leather. 1875Browning Aristoph. Apol., Herakles 406 He spread The tawniness behind—his yellow head Enmuffled by the brute's. |