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

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Nile green

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

So it was ripped up and dyed Nile green, a shade which was particularly becoming to Migwan.

From The Camp Fire Girls at School Or, The Wohelo Weavers by Frey, Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude)

Old rose and Nile green are equally effective.

From Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 by Watson, Lillian Eichler

She was wearing a gown of Nile green pongee, heavily trimmed with expensive ecru lace.

From Marjorie Dean College Freshman by Lester, Pauline