moss green
- a moderate to dark yellow-green color.
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Origin of moss green
First recorded in 1880–85
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Most of the houses are of distempered rose-colour at the top and moss-green at the bottom.
VeniceDorothy Menpes
The thick, moss-green leaves were soft and heavy as velvet to the touch.
Plowing On SundaySterling North
His companion's were moss-green, and his waist scarf was scarlet.
The Fortunate IslesMary Stuart Boyd
The cup was nicked and battered, bright on the sides, moss-green on the bottom.
The Heritage of the DesertZane Grey
Dauphin Island and Mobile Point were moss-green and pearly white.
Kincaid's BatteryGeorge W. Cable