a. Obs. exc. as Fr. Also 5 jawne. [a. F. jaune, OF. jalne:—L. galbinum greenish-yellow. Naturalized in ME.; but in mod.E. (ʓōn) only a borrowing of the French word.] Yellow.
1430–40. Lydg., Bochas, I. xx. (1554), 36 b/1. If they want freshnesse of colour And haue their faces Iawne.
c. 1475. Partenay, 971. Wine of Tourain, And of Bewme also, Which iawne colour applied noght vnto.
1859. Reade, Love me little, i. I won’t be known by my colours like a bird. I have made up my mind to wear the jaune.
