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moss green

noun

a moderate to dark yellow-green color.

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seclusion

a false belief or opinion.

the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.

the state of being isolated, kept apart, or withdrawn into solitude.

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Origin of moss green

First recorded in 1880–85

OTHER WORDS FROM moss green

moss-green, adjective

Words nearby moss green

mossback, Mössbauer, Mössbauer effect, mossbunker, moss campion, moss green, moss-grown, moss hag, Mossi, mossie, moss layer

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Example sentences from the Web for moss green

She wore a very simply made dress of moss-green velveteen, high to the throat, and relieved by a deep falling collar of old point.
We Two|Edna Lyall
One morning Clytie arose, put on her moss-green dress, and went to ride in her seashell boat.
Brooks's Readers, Third Year|Stratton D. Brooks
Over the moss-green earth "bespred with faire flowers" the branches of the stately trees threw lacelike shadows.
The Birth of the Nation|Mrs. Roger A. Pryor
He followed in the darkness of the moss-green towers the roar of the subterranean flood and the rocking of the ground.
Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2)|Jean Paul Friedrich Richter

The cup was nicked and battered, bright on the sides, moss-green on the bottom.
The Heritage of the Desert|Zane Grey

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