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Beige

2 stages from Old French to English.

Today it means a pale, sandy fawn color
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Stage 1 of 2
bege
Old French · medieval
"the color of undyed wool"
the natural, undyed color of raw wool
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Stage 2 of 2
beige
English · 1850s
"a pale sandy-brown color"
adopted directly for the pale sandy-brown color
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