▪ I. tabac, a. (and n.1)
(təˈbæk)
[f. F. tabac tobacco.]
Of a deep shade of brown; tobacco-coloured. Also as n.
| 1881 Queen 18 June 8/1 Best felt hats. For Ladies and Gentlemen. The new ‘Vicuna’ ‘Tabac’ Brown, and all Colours. 1886 Graphic 30 Jan. 123/2 Colours are Black, Brown, Gold, Geranium, and Tabac. 1894 Westm. Gaz. 26 Apr. 3/2 A very stylish costume..in dark tabac canvas. 1900 Ibid. 6 Sept. 3/3 Brown, a dark tabac shade, is by some assigned the place of honour. 1922 Daily Mail 18 Dec. 1 (Advt.), In shades of Coral, Champagne,..Tabac. |
▪ II. ‖ tabac, n.2
(tabak)
[Fr.]
In French-speaking countries: a tobacconist's shop.
| 1918 ‘K. Mansfield’ Let. 11 Jan. (1928) 96 The tabac woman did not know me and had no tobacco. 1934 H. Miller Tropic of Cancer 52 We sat in the back of the little tabac called L'Eléphant. 1965 P. O'Donnell Modesty Blaise vii. 75 He left the boules with the lady who ran the tabac. 1980 ‘M. Harris’ Treasure of Sainte Foy ii. 18 There is a boulangerie-pâtisserie, a tabac, and the milk bar. |