emerald green

noun

1. a clear, deep-green color.

Other Words From

• emer·ald-green adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of emerald green¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

It was around 8:15 p.m. when residents on the Lower East Side saw the sky flash emerald green.

From The Daily Beast

And her emerald-green day dress by Diane von Furstenberg was lovely as well.

From The Daily Beast

The New Orleans Saints just played their season opener on a pasture of brand-new, emerald-green playing turf.

From The Daily Beast

After the burn, the hills are blanketed in emerald-green calcium-rich grass.

From The Daily Beast

I looked into the sky again, and saw a second sun,—this one a beautiful emerald green.

From Project Gutenberg

They are transparent to translucent, with a vitreous lustre, and are of an emerald-green to blackish-green colour.

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They were sitting on a bench under a great fir that overlooked a deserted playground, emerald green with new grass.

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Across the face of the waters glistening bands of emerald green and serene blue quivered in fairy lights.

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Cochineal, if present, will produce a characteristic emerald-green color.

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