Nile greenn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌnʌɪl ˈɡriːn/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪl ˈɡrin/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Nile n., green n.¹

Etymology: < Nile n. + green n.¹, after French vert du Nil (1830; also vert Nil (1883)).

A pale bluish green colour supposedly resembling that of the Nile. Also as adj. Cf. eau-de-nil n. at eau n. d.

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

willow-green1672

oil-green1673

lily-green1739

celadon1768

nascent green1839

ice-green1863

eau-de-nil1870

Nile green1871

absinthe1872

reseda1874

feuille1883

mignonette1883

chartreuse1884

water-green1884

mignonette-green1888

Nile1895

serpent1895

willow1922

peppermint1930

kelly1936

1871 Scribner's Monthly June 209/1 ‘Nile green’ will turn some people into oranges, though twenty empresses ordain its adoption.

1888 Daily News 7 June 5/8 A knot of Nile-green ribbons.

1944 R. Chandler Lady in Lake xvi. 93 The nile green tiles of the bathroom floor.

1969 ‘I. Drummond’ Man with Tiny Head xv. 176 He used his palms against the nile-green hull.

1990 Daily Tel. 4 Aug. (Colour Suppl.) 18/1 Her version was in Nile green and it was one-shouldered and she wore it with divine Schlumberger bracelets.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nile green
释义	Nile greenn.adj. Brit. /ˌnʌɪl ˈɡriːn/, U.S. /ˈnaɪl ˈɡrin/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Nile n., green n.¹ Etymology: < Nile n. + green n.¹, after French vert du Nil (1830; also vert Nil (1883)). A pale bluish green colour supposedly resembling that of the Nile. Also as adj. Cf. eau-de-nil n. at eau n. d. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > light green willow-green1672 oil-green1673 lily-green1739 celadon1768 nascent green1839 ice-green1863 eau-de-nil1870 Nile green1871 absinthe1872 reseda1874 feuille1883 mignonette1883 chartreuse1884 water-green1884 mignonette-green1888 Nile1895 serpent1895 willow1922 peppermint1930 kelly1936 1871 Scribner's Monthly June 209/1 ‘Nile green’ will turn some people into oranges, though twenty empresses ordain its adoption. 1888 Daily News 7 June 5/8 A knot of Nile-green ribbons. 1944 R. Chandler Lady in Lake xvi. 93 The nile green tiles of the bathroom floor. 1969 ‘I. Drummond’ Man with Tiny Head xv. 176 He used his palms against the nile-green hull. 1990 Daily Tel. 4 Aug. (Colour Suppl.) 18/1 Her version was in Nile green and it was one-shouldered and she wore it with divine Schlumberger bracelets. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1871
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