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Nile green en · ADJ

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1. (not-comparable) Of a yellowish green colour.

Relateds

Nile blue · eau de nil

Nile green en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A yellowish green colour.
   • Eau de Nil (“water of the Nile”) is a tricky color to pin down precisely. It is a light-greenish hue, more saturated than celadon, less gray than sage. It has tan undertones and a cool bluish cast. It is, confusingly, an entirely different color from Nile green. 2018 February 13, Katy Kelleher, “Eau de Nil, the Light-Green Color of Egypt-Obsessed Europe”, in The Paris Review:

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