Lincoln green

noun

1. an olive-green color.

2. British Obsolete.,  a forester's outfit, perhaps of bright green.

   clad in Lincoln green.

Lincoln green

noun

1. 1. a yellowish-green or brownish-green colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      a Lincoln-green suit

2. a cloth of this colour

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lincoln green¹

1500–10; so called from the color of a fabric originally made in Lincoln, England

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lincoln green¹

C16: so named after a green fabric formerly made at _Lincoln , England