Marina greenn.adj.

Brit.

/məˈriːnə ˈɡriːn/, U.S.

/məˈrinə ˈɡrin/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Marina , green n.¹

Etymology: < the name of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (1906–68) + green n.¹, with reference to the colour of the going-away outfit worn by Princess Marina after her marriage to George, Duke of Kent in 1934.

A. n.

A greyish-green colour.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > greyish green

sage colour1596

sage-green1810

almond green1870

sage1881

Lovat1895

Marina green1935

tea-green1956

1934 Times 29 Nov. (Suppl.) p. iii/2 The going away ensemble [of Princess Marina] will be in almond-green tweed.]

1935 Discovery Aug. 231/1 There is a popular shade of green at present in vogue, termed ‘Marina green’.

1935 Times 18 Nov. 21/4 Cleverly designed dinner gowns in satin and lace in rust, Marina green, and royal blue.

1958 M. Dickens Man Overboard iii. 46 That sickly colour which was once foisted on to a loyal public as Marina green when the Duchess of Kent was married.

B. adj.

Of a greyish-green colour.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [adjective] > greyish green

glass1547

sage-coloured1596

sage1785

sage-greeny1884

Marina green1991

1991 M. Nicholson Martha Jane & Me (1992) i. 9 She is dressed in her Sunday best, a marina green edge-to-edge swagger coat.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	marina green
释义	Marina greenn.adj. Brit. /məˈriːnə ˈɡriːn/, U.S. /məˈrinə ˈɡrin/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Marina , green n.¹ Etymology: < the name of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (1906–68) + green n.¹, with reference to the colour of the going-away outfit worn by Princess Marina after her marriage to George, Duke of Kent in 1934. A. n. A greyish-green colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > greyish green sage colour1596 sage-green1810 almond green1870 sage1881 Lovat1895 Marina green1935 tea-green1956 1934 Times 29 Nov. (Suppl.) p. iii/2 The going away ensemble [of Princess Marina] will be in almond-green tweed.] 1935 Discovery Aug. 231/1 There is a popular shade of green at present in vogue, termed ‘Marina green’. 1935 Times 18 Nov. 21/4 Cleverly designed dinner gowns in satin and lace in rust, Marina green, and royal blue. 1958 M. Dickens Man Overboard iii. 46 That sickly colour which was once foisted on to a loyal public as Marina green when the Duchess of Kent was married. B. adj. Of a greyish-green colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [adjective] > greyish green glass1547 sage-coloured1596 sage1785 sage-greeny1884 Marina green1991 1991 M. Nicholson Martha Jane & Me (1992) i. 9 She is dressed in her Sunday best, a marina green edge-to-edge swagger coat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1935
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