fawn

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[edit] English

A fawn.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old French faon.

[edit] Noun

fawn (plural fawns)

  1. A young deer.
  2. A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
    fawn colour:    
[edit] Translations
young deer
colour

[edit] Adjective

fawn (not comparable)

  1. Of the fawn colour.
[edit] Derived terms
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pertaining to the colour
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  • Japanese: 淡黄褐色 (たんおうかっしょく, tan'ōkasshoku) also, 甘える、amaeru

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old English fahnian[1]. Akin to Old Norse fagna (“to rejoice”)[2]. See also fain.

[edit] Verb

fawn (third-person singular simple present fawns, present participle fawning, simple past and past participle fawned)

  1. (intransitive) To exhibit affection or attempt to please.
  2. (intransitive) To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour.
  3. (intransitive, of a dog) To wag its tail, to show devotion.
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exhibit affection
seek favour by flattery
wag tail
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[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1884-1928, and First Supplement, 1933
  2. ^ fawn in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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