forest green
Americannoun
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Origin of forest green
First recorded in 1800–10
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It was a deep forest green and managed to warm up the gray living room.
From Salon • Nov. 19, 2023
It’s a jaunty forest green cottage surrounded by cherry laurels, with a meditation room for the practicing Buddhist and a statue of St. Francis on the back porch that survived the flames.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 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
The color palette consisted of soft earthy tones set off by olive and forest green with a surge of crimson in sportswear and a final smattering of weekend dandy looks.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2023
Her robes were forest green, dappled with gold and white like sunlight shifting through branches.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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