DictionaryRoot: Tiziano
Italian
Tiziano
the painter Titian’s given name
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adjective
titian
TISH-un/tˈɪʃʌn/
Reddish-gold or auburn in color, especially of hair.
Etymology
The painter Tiziano’s name became a color term through the bright auburn hair he favored in his paintings. Applied to hair, it evokes that characteristic reddish-gold tint.