corbeaun.
/kɔːˈbəʊ//ˈkɔːbəʊ/ In the drapery trade, name for a dark green colour verging on black.
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varianta1400
shadowed1639
mixture1784
corbeau1810
Lovat1895
tone-on-tone1939
the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [adjective] > dark green
steel-greena1560
bottle-green1785
corbeau1810
forest-green1810
rifle green1829
spinach-green1845
pine green1892
army green1897
malachite1900
seaweed-green1937
the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > dark green
steel-greena1560
moss green1705
bottle1784
corbeau1810
forest-green1810
rifle green1829
spinach-green1845
hunter's green1872
moss1897
army green1908
jungle green1946
loden1964
1810 R. Ackermann Repository Apr. 262/2 Superfine corbeau colour coat.
1828 C. Lamb Old China in Elia 2nd Ser. 111 You flaunted it about in that overworn suit—your old corbeau.
1862 Mrs. H. Wood Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles I. xxiii. 282 The gloves..were of a very dark green colour, almost black, called corbeau in the trade.
1910 Daily News 9 Feb. 4/5 The Duchess of Portland was wearing corbeau blue velvet.
1957 M. B. Picken Fashion Dict. 81/2 Corbeau, very dark green, almost black.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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