moss green

noun

: a variable color averaging a moderate yellow-green

Examples of moss green in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Available in four colors (moss green, black, brown, and white), the high-quality faux leather looks like the real deal. Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024 The collection’s colorways include moss green with black piping, bone (a creamy white) with black piping and a brown and cream dotted print, one of Parachute’s fan-favorite patterns, with cream piping. Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024 There are glass jewelry cases and two shoe walls, one in a light moss green velvet backdrop and the other in acid yellow. Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 26 Sep. 2024 Dr Urban and collaborators report that kākāpō were originally moss green, and the olive green plumage color first appeared around 1.93 million years ago. Grrlscientist, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for moss green 

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Word History

First Known Use

1705, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of moss green was in 1705

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“Moss green.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moss%20green. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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