Associations to the word «Beige»

Wiktionary

BEIGE, noun. A slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.
BEIGE, noun. Debeige; a kind of woollen or mixed dress goods
BEIGE, adjective. Having a slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.
BEIGE, adjective. (informal) Comfortably dull and unadventurous, in a way that suggests middle-class suburbia.
BEIGE BOOK, proper noun. The "Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions", a report published by the United States Federal Reserve Board eight times a year.

Dictionary definition

BEIGE, noun. A very light brown.
BEIGE, adjective. Of a light greyish-brown color.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats