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moss green

noun

  1. a moderate to dark yellow-green color.


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Other Words From

  • moss-green adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of moss green1

First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences

Under the stone bridge the water foamed and purled, the ferns and the moss green and brilliant above the foam.

About the entire moss-green figure seemed something faded and futile, like a street-lamp left burning after sunrise.

To the right, giant trees, a chaos of mazy, moss-green branches set with the golden-green buttons of the leaf buds.

The colors now in vogue for hall carpets are crimson or Pompeiian reds, with small figures of moss-green or peacock-blue.

The floor tiles, and fixtures were white enamel, and a soft moss-green velvet carpet was laid down when the bath was not used.

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