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lime green

British  

noun

    1. a moderate greenish-yellow colour

    2. ( as adjective )

      a lime-green dress

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The billowing draperies are, respectively, lime green, chrome yellow, ultramarine blue and sienna brown, and the angels’ wings sport multihued stripes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

But when asked how she'd found the transition from the lime green, Brat summer vibe of her award-winning album to the darker themes of this film, she lit up.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026

Gehry respected the industrial bones while adding sculptural flourishes — punctured facades, angled walls, stepping rooflines, and strange material contrasts, such as lime green tiles next to raw steel columns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025

And there, highlighted in lime green, were portions of my note, already written for me by the A.I.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2025

Daddy had given her twelve dollars to buy me a new dress, and the lime green one was eleven.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

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