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Fawn (disambiguation) — A fawn is a young deer.Fawn may also refer to: *Fawn (colour), a light yellowish brown * The Fawn , an album by The Sea and Cake *HMS Fawn (A325) *HMS Fawn , the name of several ships in the British Navy *Feisty Fawn, the codename for Ubuntu… … Wikipedia
fawn — 1. noun /fɔːn/ a) A young deer. b) A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn. 2. adjective /fɔːn/ Of the fawn colour. 3. verb /fɔːn/ a) To … Wiktionary
fawn — I. /fɔn / (say fawn) noun 1. a young deer. 2. a buck or doe of the first year. 3. a fawn colour. –adjective 4. light yellowish brown. –verb (i) 5. (of deer) to bring forth young. {Middle English foun, from Old French faon, from Latin fētus… …
fawn — ‘young deer’ [14] and fawn ‘grovel’ [13] are two distinct words. The latter did not always have the negative associations of ‘servility’ which it usually carries today. Originally it simply referred to dogs showing they were happy – by wagging… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
fawn — ‘young deer’ [14] and fawn ‘grovel’ [13] are two distinct words. The latter did not always have the negative associations of ‘servility’ which it usually carries today. Originally it simply referred to dogs showing they were happy – by wagging… … Word origins
fawn — Ⅰ. fawn [1] ► NOUN 1) a young deer in its first year. 2) a light brown colour. ORIGIN Old French faon, from Latin fetus offspring . Ⅱ. fawn [2] ► VERB … English terms dictionary
fawn — [[t]fɔ͟ːn[/t]] fawns, fawning, fawned 1) COLOUR Fawn is a pale yellowish brown colour. Tania was standing there in her light fawn coat. 2) N COUNT A fawn is a very young deer. The fawn ran to the top of the ridge. 3) VERB (disapproval) If you say … English dictionary
fawn — fawn1 [fo:n US fo:n] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: faon young animal , from Latin fetus; FETUS] 1.) a young ↑deer 2.) [U] a pale yellow brown colour fawn 2 fawn2 … Dictionary of contemporary English
Fawn Antechinus — ] image caption = status = LC status system = iucn3.1 trend = stable status ref = IUCN2008 | assessors =Woinarski, J. Oakwood, M.| year = 2008 | title = Antechinus bellus | id = 40523 |downloaded=09 October 2008] regnum = Animalia phylum =… … Wikipedia
fawn — I UK [fɔːn] / US [fɔn] noun [countable] Word forms fawn : singular fawn plural fawns a young deer II UK [fɔːn] / US [fɔn] verb Word forms fawn : present tense I/you/we/they fawn he/she/it fawns present participle fawning past tense fawned past… … English dictionary
