pea green
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pea green
First recorded in 1745–55
Example Sentences
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“I would always be pea green with envy, watching all those fabulous actors in their fabulous outfits doing this period piece,” she said.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2022
Her fans would be pea green with envy!
From The New Yorker • Sep. 11, 2019
She explores the many shades of green, from forest green to pea green, and also delves into other aspects of the color, such as "faded green" and "shaded green."
From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2012
“They took theirs down,” he says, pointing to a neighbor’s doorway, where all that remains of a former mezuza is its footprint, stamped in the pea green color of the building’s previous interior.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2010
He never noticed that the three children were pea green in the spots where they were not beet red from the sunburn.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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