leek-green

American  

[leek-green] / ˈlikˈgrin /

adjective

1. dull bluish green.

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Etymology

Origin of leek-green

First recorded in 1655–65

Example Sentences

On a movable bed was hung a leek-green gauze curtain, ornamented with double embroideries, representing flowers, plants and insects.

From Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft

Leaving Cavally, the last place where Kruboys can be shipped, we coasted along the fiery sands snowed over with surf and set in the glorious leek-green growth that distinguishes the old Ivory Coast.

From To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Capito was a handsome man and made a fine figure in his scanty, leek-green fencing tunic.

From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by White, Edward Lucas

A varied and attractive picture this, with the turquoise-blue of the deep water, the purple and leek-green tints of the shoaly and sandy little port, and the tawny shore dotted by six distinct palm-tufts.

From The Land of Midian — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Paullini and the Ephemerides mention perspiration which was of a leek-green color, and Borellus has observed deep green perspiration.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)