forest green
Americannoun
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Origin of forest green
First recorded in 1800–10
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The bags first became a “must-need item” last year — with the store releasing the mini totes in navy, yellow, red and forest green.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2025
But for the last year, a vintage percussion instrument has occupied pride of place in the singer-songwriter’s forest green home studio.
From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2023
These striking pants, based on an actual 1940s quilt, emulate the handmade warmth and quirkiness of the quilts we love with their zigzag stitches and blocks of pink, forest green, maroon and navy.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2023
She was in her 60s with a smart gray bob and a forest green apron that smelled like frosting and menthols.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2023
His eyes darted over me, from my haggard face down my forest green uniform to my mud-stained shoes.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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