emerald green

American  

noun

1. a clear, deep-green color.

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Other Word Forms

• emerald-green adjective

Etymology

Origin of emerald green

First recorded in 1875–80

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Example Sentences

Gripping the football with fingers covered in Filipino tribal tattoos extending in a sleeve up his arm, Koy looks across the expanse of emerald green turf at his son jogging toward the south end zone of the Inglewood stadium on a recent afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times

Stasevska, 41, walks from the ornate foyer of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, with its emerald green carpets and gleaming chandeliers, to the more ordinary hallways and cubicles of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

Port Executive Director Gene Seroka proposed raising the bridge earlier this year amid existing plans from the California Department of Transportation to re-deck the emerald green overpass connecting San Pedro to Terminal Island and Long Beach.

From Los Angeles Times

ABHA, Saudi Arabia — From the air, Abha’s mountains emerge as a shock of emerald green rising from a sea of sand.

From Los Angeles Times

There were lots of big trees all around the family farm and the region, where during the summer everything turned emerald green.

From Literature