sap green
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sap green
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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Take of strong vinegar, 3 pints; of best verdigris, 4 ozs., ground fine; of sap green, 1/2 oz.; of indigo, 1/2 oz.; mix all together.
From Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets by Young, Daniel
Take of linseed oil 2-1/2 galls., spirits of turpentine 2-1/2 galls., western petroleum 1 gall., liquor potass 8 oz., sap green 1 oz., mix all together, and it is ready for use.
From Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets by Young, Daniel
Rusty olive gave place to pale sap green, this in turn to the green of the young willow-leaf, and this again to the green of lush grass.
From "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character by English, Douglas
A kind of a sap green, I think—but it must be something uncommon.
From White Lilac; or the Queen of the May by Walton, Amy
Green was the prevailing or ground tint—a soft sap green; the pattern on it, which was very beautiful, being a somewhat obscure red, inclining to purple.
From A Crystal Age by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)
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