forest green
Americannoun
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- forest-green adjective
Etymology
Origin of forest green
First recorded in 1800–10
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On the other bench, Denver’s injured superstar was dressed in a forest green suit.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
It was a deep forest green and managed to warm up the gray living room.
From Salon • Nov. 19, 2023
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
The show opened with an array of neutrals, subtly transitioning to forest green before giving way to a blaze of bright colors and patterns.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023
Hester was no beauty; she was about as plain and scrawny as a hare could be; but her eyes were marvelously colored, gold-hazel flecked with rays of deepest peat brown and forest green.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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