forest green

noun

: a dark yellowish or moderate olive green

Examples of forest green in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Keeping the look punky on top and boho on the bottom, Crawford added a forest green leather jacket over her graphic tee and wore a pair of brown leather sandals. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024 How to Choose the Right Colors for Your Home Stick with a relatively neutral shade for the exterior, and choose complementary colors for the smaller details (like khaki shutters for a warm white facade or a forest green front door against a soft gray exterior). Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2024 At the premiere of Snowpiercer in 2014, the actor paired a formal forest green blazer with a relaxed white tee and black denim shorts. Nikita Eglis, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024 Richie Grainge donned a forest green velvet smoking jacket from Loro Piana, which retails for $3,275. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024 The interior is a series of contrasts: forest green walls under petal pink curtains; a squiggly mirror on an oriental rug. Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 6 Mar. 2024 Latifah channeled her past as an MC with a forest green button down set with a long black sheen coat, a newsboy-style hat, and black boots. Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 7 Feb. 2024 The forest green velvet combo above is a festive option, especially for the holiday season. Leah Melby Clinton, wsj.com, 20 Dec. 2023 On January 9, Taylor Swift was photographed arriving at the recording studio in New York City, wearing an autumnal color palette of muted browns and forest green. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of forest green was in 1810

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“Forest green.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forest%20green. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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