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Eau de nil

//ˌoʊ.dəˈniːl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a pale green colour.
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of eau de nil alt-of
Noun
  1. 1
    A pale green colour.

    "It was a sprawling town of upended concrete boxes tilting pastel rectangles up towards the hot sun: soft blues, prawn reds, pale chocolates, delicate eau de nils, primrose yellows[…]."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of eau de nil alt-of

Etymology

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from French eau de nil (literally “water of the Nile”).

Etymology 2

Unadapted borrowing from French eau de nil (literally “water of the Nile”).

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