eau de nil
/ (əʊ də niːl) /
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noun, adjective
- a pale yellowish-green colour
- (as adjective)eau-de-nil walls
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Word Origin for eau de nil
French, literally: water of (the) Nile
Words nearby eau de nil
eat up, EAU, Eau Claire, eau de Cologne, eau de Javelle, eau de nil, eau de toilette, eau de vie, eau de vie de marc, eau minérale, eave
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