Definition of kelly green
: a strong yellowish green
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Lurie does not want to wear the kelly green uniforms with their normal midnight green helmets, and the league does not allow for multiple helmets.
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Jackson packed only one suit for the trip—a kelly green Gucci arrangement.
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The artist uses bright colors (hot pink, kelly green), confectionary sights and smells (cakes, frosting, oversize Candy Land props), and signifiers of American prosperity (palm trees, a ceramic Louis Vuitton purse) to lure in her audience.
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Amid a sea of kelly green saturating City Hall March 9 for the annual Irish flag raising, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, resplendent in royal blue, was a surprise guest.
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The same yellow hue covers exposed ductwork running across the ceiling, dead ending into a side wall, the top half of which is painted kelly green, the bottom half white.
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What are the chances Eagles come out of the tunnel opening night wearing kelly green jerseys and helmets?
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Communal library Furniture in vibrant hues pop against the polished concrete floors and dark wood finishes found throughout the building, including these kelly green leather couches in the library.
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Shortly before tipoff, Moore, clad in a kelly green Randall Cunningham jersey, talked about needing his top two senior guards, Damon Wall and Jahmir Marable-Williams to finally play well at the same time.
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Origin and Etymology of kelly green
from the common Irish name Kelly; from the association of Ireland with the color green
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First Known Use: circa 1927
in the meaning defined above
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