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

When I knew they had arrived, I leaped up, panic-stricken, and dived head first into that pile of Nile green silk and real lace.

From Sunny Slopes by Hueston, Ethel

The one on the left is a clear turquoise blue, while its neighbor is distinctly Nile green.

From The Lure of the Camera by Olcott, Charles S.