bottle-greenadj.n.
/ˌbɒtlˈɡriːn/, U.S. /ˌbɑdəlˈɡrin/ A. adj.
Of a dark green colour, similar to that of bottle glass (bottle glass n. (b) at bottle n.3 Compounds 8); designating this colour. Cf. bottle n.3 5.
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steel-greena1560
bottle-green1785
corbeau1810
forest-green1810
rifle green1829
spinach-green1845
pine green1892
army green1897
malachite1900
seaweed-green1937
1785 ‘M. Careful’ in Lounger No. 8. 29 Her bottle-green sattin was the sweetest and most admired dress at last Assembly.
1842 Spirit of Times (Philadelphia) 29 Aug. A red-faced individual in a bottle-green coat and greasy pants.
1906 H. J. H. Fenton Notes Qualitative Anal. (new ed.) 12 In the reducing flame the bead is bottle-green.
1948 R. M. Pearl Pop. Gemol. iii. 138 Peridot has a rich bottle-green shade different from any other gem.
2014 T. McCulloch Stillman 176 He's wearing bottle green cords and a mustard coloured tank top that hangs off him.
B. n.
A dark green colour similar to that of bottle glass.
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1789 H. Knox Let. 12 Feb. in G. Washington Papers (1987) Presidential Ser. I. 291 They [sc., American cloths] are of the following colors..Bottle green..dark brown.
1823 J. F. Cooper Pioneers I. v. 70 A frock of bottle-green with bullet buttons.
1840 E. Leslie House Bk. 174 From the darkest bottle-green..to the lightest pea-green.
1889 Clothier & Furnisher (N.Y.) Aug. 85/1 Among the strictly new shades in Fall Neckwear, will be Bottle Greens, Olives and Sages.
1955 K. Hutton & A. Swallow Chem. for Gen. Sci. ix. 127 A borax bead..tinged with bottle-green.
2003 J. Mullaney We'll be Back 313 The most popular colours were Prince of Wales check or bottle green.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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