Lincoln green

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Lincoln green

n
1. (Colours)
a. a yellowish-green or brownish-green colour
b. (as adjective): a Lincoln-green suit.
2. (Textiles) a cloth of this colour
[C16: so named after a green fabric formerly made at Lincoln, England]
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Lin′coln green′


n.
an olive-green color.
[1500–10; so called from the color of a fabric orig. made in Lincoln, England]
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