leek-green

[ leek-green ]

adjective

1. dull bluish green.

Word History and Origins

Origin of leek-green¹

First recorded in 1655–65

Example Sentences

Rabbi Eliezar says "between purple-blue and leek-green" (which areharder to distinguish) .

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It has a leek-green leaf a foot long with a few brown spots.

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He had been wearing their leek-green colors the day she had sat in his lap in her father's courtyard.

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