hunter green

noun

: a dark yellowish green

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Choose from an array of colors: black, navy, red, yellow, hunter green, stone, rose, pink, rust, and olive. Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Feb. 2023 Upstairs, the couple transformed what was once the living room into a primary bedroom that opens — through a wall of built-in, hunter green closets — to a private patio with an outdoor shower. Molly Creeden, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2023 For a rare joint engagement with Prince Charles, Prince William, and Kate Middleton, Camilla wore a hunter green coat with black, block-heeled boots, and a black furry hat. The Editors, Town & Country, 4 June 2022 Among them are an emerald green, grid cold cup and a dark hunter green, soft-touch, studded cup — both in Venti sizes. Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 30 Jan. 2022 In revamping the space, her designer, Marcia Tucker, proposed simple, easy-to-source additions: a hunter green IKEA desk on birch trestle legs, a gray synthetic wicker chair. Kathryn O’shea-evans, WSJ, 16 Oct. 2020 Some of our favorite velvet colors to consider for your bedroom or dining room include inky navy blue, blush, hunter green, marigold, moss, rust, ruby, and peacock green. Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2023 Now O&G Studio puts its own spin on Windsor chairs, benches, and kitchen stools, sometimes painting them in unusual colors like hunter green and persimmon, which are applied using O&G’s unique dyeing process. Christina Poletto, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Feb. 2022 William, meanwhile, was the opposite of monochromatic in his blue suit, Oxford shirt, and hunter green sweater. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 26 Jan. 2023 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hunter green was circa 1930

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“Hunter green.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunter%20green. Accessed 30 Mar. 2023.

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