| 单词 | green earth |
| 释义 | green earth in American English1. any of several earths or clays containing iron silicates used as a pale grayish-green pigment 2. terre-verte green earth in American Englishnoun a pigment used in painting consisting mainly of iron silicate, characterized chiefly by its variable grayish-green hue, lack of tinting strength, and permanence Also called: terra verde Word origin [1785–95]This word is first recorded in the period 1785–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: breakup, cyclic, guillotine, preemptive, terrorist |
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