Nile green

noun

1. pale bluish green.

Nile green

noun

1. 1. a pale bluish-green colour
   2. ( as adjective )

      a Nile-green dress

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nile green¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Bile green with black, bile green with white, bile green with nile green, its kissing cousin.

From Literature

Dora is a great woman, a great big woman with flaming orange hair and a taste for Nile green evening dresses.

From Literature

Dora is a great woman, a great big woman with flaming orange hair and a taste for Nile green evening dresses.

From Literature

May I suggest, for those interested in Sufi history and practice, Julian Baldick's "Mystical Islam: An Introduction to Sufism", or Nile Green's "Sufism, a Global History'"? There is a great deal of good scholarly work out there and no excuse for promulgating ignorance as this article does.

From New York Times

Look at the history of sufism, maybe starting with real scholarship--like Nile Green's History of Sufism.

From New York Times