bottle-greenadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌbɒtlˈɡriːn/, U.S.

/ˌbɑdəlˈɡrin/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bottle n.³, green adj.

Etymology: < bottle n.³ + green adj.

A. adj.

Of a dark green colour, similar to that of bottle glass (bottle glass n. (b) at bottle n.³ Compounds 8); designating this colour. Cf. bottle n.³ 5.

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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

1785 ‘M. Careful’ in Lounger No. 8. 29 Her bottle-green sattin was the sweetest and most admired dress at last Assembly.

1842 Spirit of Times (Philadelphia) 29 Aug. A red-faced individual in a bottle-green coat and greasy pants.

1906 H. J. H. Fenton Notes Qualitative Anal. (new ed.) 12 In the reducing flame the bead is bottle-green.

1948 R. M. Pearl Pop. Gemol. iii. 138 Peridot has a rich bottle-green shade different from any other gem.

2014 T. McCulloch Stillman 176 He's wearing bottle green cords and a mustard coloured tank top that hangs off him.

B. n.

A dark green colour similar to that of bottle glass.

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1789 H. Knox Let. 12 Feb. in G. Washington Papers (1987) Presidential Ser. I. 291 They [sc., American cloths] are of the following colors..Bottle green..dark brown.

1823 J. F. Cooper Pioneers I. v. 70 A frock of bottle-green with bullet buttons.

1840 E. Leslie House Bk. 174 From the darkest bottle-green..to the lightest pea-green.

1889 Clothier & Furnisher (N.Y.) Aug. 85/1 Among the strictly new shades in Fall Neckwear, will be Bottle Greens, Olives and Sages.

1955 K. Hutton & A. Swallow Chem. for Gen. Sci. ix. 127 A borax bead..tinged with bottle-green.

2003 J. Mullaney We'll be Back 313 The most popular colours were Prince of Wales check or bottle green.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bottle-green
释义	bottle-greenadj.n. Brit. /ˌbɒtlˈɡriːn/, U.S. /ˌbɑdəlˈɡrin/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bottle n.³, green adj. Etymology: < bottle n.³ + green adj. A. adj. Of a dark green colour, similar to that of bottle glass (bottle glass n. (b) at bottle n.³ Compounds 8); designating this colour. Cf. bottle n.³ 5. ΘΚΠ 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 1785 ‘M. Careful’ in Lounger No. 8. 29 Her bottle-green sattin was the sweetest and most admired dress at last Assembly. 1842 Spirit of Times (Philadelphia) 29 Aug. A red-faced individual in a bottle-green coat and greasy pants. 1906 H. J. H. Fenton Notes Qualitative Anal. (new ed.) 12 In the reducing flame the bead is bottle-green. 1948 R. M. Pearl Pop. Gemol. iii. 138 Peridot has a rich bottle-green shade different from any other gem. 2014 T. McCulloch Stillman 176 He's wearing bottle green cords and a mustard coloured tank top that hangs off him. B. n. A dark green colour similar to that of bottle glass. ΚΠ 1789 H. Knox Let. 12 Feb. in G. Washington Papers (1987) Presidential Ser. I. 291 They [sc., American cloths] are of the following colors..Bottle green..dark brown. 1823 J. F. Cooper Pioneers I. v. 70 A frock of bottle-green with bullet buttons. 1840 E. Leslie House Bk. 174 From the darkest bottle-green..to the lightest pea-green. 1889 Clothier & Furnisher (N.Y.) Aug. 85/1 Among the strictly new shades in Fall Neckwear, will be Bottle Greens, Olives and Sages. 1955 K. Hutton & A. Swallow Chem. for Gen. Sci. ix. 127 A borax bead..tinged with bottle-green. 2003 J. Mullaney We'll be Back 313 The most popular colours were Prince of Wales check or bottle green. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1785
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