Lincoln green
an olive-green color.
British Obsolete. a forester's outfit, perhaps of bright green: clad in Lincoln green.
Origin of Lincoln green
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How to use Lincoln green in a sentence
Robin was clothed in a gay scarlet dress and his men wore their mantles of Lincoln-green cloth.
Robin Hood | Paul CreswickThe ballads always described Robin and his merry men as dressed in green, “Lincoln green.”
The History of Signboards | Jacob LarwoodLincoln green was an older cloth of pure English manufacture.
From John O'Groats to Land's End | Robert Naylor and John NaylorThey were all shouting gaily, and the stream was bright with their scarlet cloaks, Lincoln-green jerkins, and gold embroidery.
Master Skylark | John BennettI warrant he had silver buttons to his Lincoln green, but they be torn off.
Privy Seal | Ford Madox Ford
British Dictionary definitions for Lincoln green
a yellowish-green or brownish-green colour
(as adjective): a Lincoln-green suit
a cloth of this colour
Origin of Lincoln green
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