bottle green

American  

noun

1. a deep green.

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bottle green British  

noun

1. 1. a dark green colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      a bottle-green car

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Other Word Forms

• bottle-green
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of bottle green

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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bottle green

So in 1992, wearing flares, a bottle green jacket and a yellow headband over her bobbed blonde hair, van Heel appeared on the hit ITV programme.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

At Monday’s show, the brand’s signature check pattern appeared in purple, bottle green and maroon on everything from men’s suits to knitwear, skirts, tights and woolly scarves.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2023

New York label Paul Stuart offers this dark bottle green velvet tartan jacket with a frog closure and peak lapels for a lean silhouette. $1,895.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2018

Anyone sensitive to the onset of autumn in New England these days knows that most trees, including the maples, are still bottle green on those dates.

From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2016

Her jacket was made of bottle green acetate cloth with green viscose fur at the cuffs and collar.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley