"Lincoln green" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Lincoln green [comparative], most Lincoln green [superlative]
Etymology: From Lincoln, England, where the cloth of this colour was originally produced. Head templates: {{en-adj}} Lincoln green (comparative more Lincoln green, superlative most Lincoln green)
  1. Of a bright green colour. Categories (topical): Greens
    Sense id: en-Lincoln_green-en-adj-8vZsStOW Disambiguation of Greens: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 48 52

Noun

Forms: Lincoln greens [plural]
Etymology: From Lincoln, England, where the cloth of this colour was originally produced. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Lincoln green (plural Lincoln greens)
  1. A bright green colour. Categories (topical): Greens
    Sense id: en-Lincoln_green-en-noun-ViWCu8ev Disambiguation of Greens: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 48 52

Inflected forms

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