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Kelly green

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A bright green colour. uncountable

    "They were on their way to a clambake, a Friday night with friends at the marina. Wearing a kelly green tennis dress with white espadrilles, she was carrying a sheet cake resembling a flag, blueberries and strawberries as the stars and stripes arranged across a layer of whipped cream."

Etymology

American coinage, in reference to the Irish surname Kelly and the association of Ireland with the color green.

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