1 definition found 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. [1913 Webster]
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