Crossword clues for tawnier
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tawnier
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.
Wiktionary
tawnier
a. (en-comparative of: tawny)
Usage examples of "tawnier".
The baby's fur was a light gold with a mahogany-brown stripe down her back, a contrast to her mother's tawnier pelt.
She regained her feet quickly and struck out at the wolf who had bloodied her, but the big grey beast rolled aside as a taller, tawnier wolf leapt over him.