Tawnier

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tawny \Taw"ny\, a. [Compar. {Tawnier}; superl. {Tawniest}.] [F.
     tann['e], p. p. of tanner to tan. See {Tan}, v. t. & n. Cf.
     {Tenn['e]}.]
     Of a dull yellowish brown color, like things tanned, or
     persons who are sunburnt; as, tawny Moor or Spaniard; the
     tawny lion. "A leopard's tawny and spotted hide."


     --Longfellow.
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