Nile green

American  

noun

1. pale bluish green.

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Nile green British  

noun

1. 1. a pale bluish-green colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      a Nile-green dress

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Etymology

Origin of Nile green

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

During the Nazi occupation of France, Wallis Simpson got American diplomats to rescue her favourite Nile green swimsuit from the Windsors' rented villa on the Cote d'Azur.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2015

Dora is a great woman, a great big woman with flaming orange hair and a taste for Nile green evening dresses.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

Dora is a great woman, a great big woman with flaming orange hair and a taste for Nile green evening dresses.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

The women were, almost without exception, in light-coloured gowns, white, pale blue, Nile green, and pink, while over these costumes were thrown opera cloaks and capes of astonishing complexity and elaborateness.

From The Pit by Norris, Frank

Umber, seal brown, red, terra-cotta, orange, Nile green, emerald, purple, cobalt blue, gray, lilac, and many other colors, all rich with the depth of satin, glow wonderful as the craftiest textures.

From The Mountains by White, Stewart Edward