titian

adjective

ti·​tian ˈti-shən How to pronounce titian (audio)
often capitalized
: of a brownish-orange color

Examples of titian in a Sentence

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Ultimately, O’Hara wears six titian red custom cut and colored wigs. Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 16 Sep. 2024 Color options consist of black with red or gray contrast stitching, black/saddle brown, black/white, black/bengal red, black/classic red, espresso/magma gray, macchiato beige/magma gray, titian red/macchiato beige, and titanium gray/black. Davey G. Johnson, Car and Driver, 15 Jan. 2018 At once absurd and solemn, it is rendered in big splintery brush strokes of gorgeous colors on a patchwork collage of gold and blue velvet (the blue resembles an overheated Titian sky). Roberta Smith, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2017 My first choice for another name would have been Nancy, as in my hero, Titian-haired amateur sleuth Nancy Drew. Angela Hill, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Titian (Tiziano Vecellio)

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of titian was in 1892

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“Titian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/titian. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

Biographical Definition

Titian

biographical name

Ti·​tian ˈti-shən How to pronounce Titian (audio)
circa 1488–1576 Tiziano Vecellio Italian painter
Titianesque adjective

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