bottle green
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of bottle green
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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Available in natural, whiskey, black, navy, bottle green and a number of bright specialty colors, the Sac also features a pocket for credit cards and a slot for a 24-inch-long neck rope.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
The uniform ParaGB wore for the ceremony was bottle green and taken from the flag of The Stoke Mandeville Games, the home of the Paralympic Games.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2021
There was a carnation print in the collection - in red and white - and the colors of ruby and black were prominent, along with bottle green, saffron and seafoam, among others.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 15, 2015
In the countryside, paddy fields reveal "the saturated color of the rice shoots, bottle green, as if they had light inside them."
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2012
The Mosses’ mailbox was overgrown with an even heavier layer of bottle green lichen than before.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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