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

But Andy looked me over thoroughly, questioningly, from the rhinestone pin at the top of the swaying hair, to the tips of my Nile green shoes.

From Sunny Slopes by Hueston, Ethel

Across the room is another agent of disquiet in Nile green, Mercedes by name.

From Promenades of an Impressionist by Huneker, James