moss green

noun

1. a moderate to dark yellow-green color.

Other Words From

• moss-green adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of moss green¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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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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